under siege

phrase

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Top stories California’s coast is under siege A rare convergence of a powerful El Niño, super king tides and sea level rise spurred by climate change could menace California with record coastal flooding this winter. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

The family of a Palestinian American man have been under siege in their home in the occupied West Bank. — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Advertisement Today’s masculinist influencers warn that masculinity is under siege and argue that modern society has made men dangerously weak. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

Sarajevo is a film festival born out of war — its first edition, in 1995, took place while the city was still under siege — and that sense of resistance, of using film to empower communities, still sits at the heart of the festival today. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for under siege

• besiege