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.
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The region’s Catholic institutions responded to last year’s aggressive raids with an outpouring of charity, reorganizing many food pantries around grocery delivery and ministering directly to communities many described as under siege.
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
But the Fed has the feel of a castle under siege.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Even before the threats, the district has felt under siege.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
But here Ingram was, back in net, under siege on a Vegas power play.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
But the Fed has the feel of a castle under siege.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Even before the threats, the district has felt under siege.
—CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
But here Ingram was, back in net, under siege on a Vegas power play.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for under siege
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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