besieged; besieging
1
military
: to surround with armed forces
The army had besieged the castle.
besieger
noun
Examples of besiege in a Sentence
Customers have besieged the company with questions.
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Earlier this week, President Trump pardoned 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters who had besieged our nation’s capitol.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Hegseth, who has been besieged with scandals after Trump tapped him to helm the Pentagon, now faces a rocky path to Senate confirmation.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Four years ago, on January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump’s supporters galvanized by conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, came to DC and besieged the Capitol with the goal of preventing the peaceful transfer of power.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Sacramento County firefighters have joined fight against devastating fires besieging Southern California.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
Hegseth, who has been besieged with scandals after Trump tapped him to helm the Pentagon, now faces a rocky path to Senate confirmation.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Four years ago, on January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump’s supporters galvanized by conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, came to DC and besieged the Capitol with the goal of preventing the peaceful transfer of power.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
Sacramento County firefighters have joined fight against devastating fires besieging Southern California.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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besiege
verb
be·siege
bi-ˈsēj 
besieged; besieging
1
: to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing
2
: to trouble with requests
3
: to cause worry or distress to
doubts besieged him
besieger
noun
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