under siege
idiom
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
Examples of under siege in a Sentence
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And no one feels more under siege than quarterback Dak Prescott, who is the team’s best leader and also the biggest scapegoat for their playoff failure.
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Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
But leaving the city isn’t an option this time; the airport, under siege by gangs, has been forced to close.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Think about it: the United States, unable to help two major allies because of election-year politics, especially Ukraine, which remains under siege by Vladimir Putin.
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
Cap-Haitien is more than 100 miles from Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where the airport has been under siege by gangs amid fighting between the clans and police in the surrounding area.
—Colin McCullough, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Normality mingles with signs of collective stress and a city genuinely under siege.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Not long after Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, McConnell traveled to Kyiv, to express his solidarity with that people under siege.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
Women’s health may be under siege in places like Alabama, thanks to the recent state Supreme Court ruling that is effectively freezing in vitro fertilization, against the already-tough backdrop of the post-Dobbs world.
—Deb Gordon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The strip was already under siege by more than 10,000 spring breakers and scores of police trying to control them.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
But leaving the city isn’t an option this time; the airport, under siege by gangs, has been forced to close.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Think about it: the United States, unable to help two major allies because of election-year politics, especially Ukraine, which remains under siege by Vladimir Putin.
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
Cap-Haitien is more than 100 miles from Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where the airport has been under siege by gangs amid fighting between the clans and police in the surrounding area.
—Colin McCullough, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Normality mingles with signs of collective stress and a city genuinely under siege.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Not long after Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, McConnell traveled to Kyiv, to express his solidarity with that people under siege.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
Women’s health may be under siege in places like Alabama, thanks to the recent state Supreme Court ruling that is effectively freezing in vitro fertilization, against the already-tough backdrop of the post-Dobbs world.
—Deb Gordon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The strip was already under siege by more than 10,000 spring breakers and scores of police trying to control them.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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