beleaguered
adjective
be·lea·guered
bi-ˈlē-gərd 
bē-
: suffering or being subjected to constant or repeated trouble or harassment
an economically beleaguered city
With its life-support system cut off, the beleaguered college has embarked on a tortuous campaign to keep going.—
Lucinda Harper
Lucinda Harper… as he evolved from conformist to opportunist to reformer to revolutionary to beleaguered leader.—Philip Taubman
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Diggs had six tackles, but didn't have a pass breakup as a beleaguered secondary finished with just two.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Stable and resource-filled countries have turned inward, and escapees from dysfunction and chaos have flooded into already beleaguered regions.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
The fate of the beleaguered program is crucial for Florida, which has a third of the federal government’s NFIP policies, more than any other state.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Can the Texans slay this beleaguered AFC beast?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Stable and resource-filled countries have turned inward, and escapees from dysfunction and chaos have flooded into already beleaguered regions.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
The fate of the beleaguered program is crucial for Florida, which has a third of the federal government’s NFIP policies, more than any other state.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Can the Texans slay this beleaguered AFC beast?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beleaguered
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“Beleaguered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguered. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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