Want to use Siege correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like blockade.
Siege in a sentence
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Siege meaning
- Military action.
- A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
Synonyms of Siege
Example sentences (20)
There was no concern about the cost to the nation of putting an elected government into a continual state of siege.
According to Siege Media, “Fox News” and “CNN” are up with “Starbucks” and “McDonalds” in 2022’s most Googled terms.
As editors Charles Jacobs and Avi Goldwasser put it, “American Jewry is under siege, ideologically and physically.
It depicts the plight of the French port’s residents during an 11-month siege by the English during the Hundred Years War.
He believed in the judicious use of artillery, and his siege techniques emphasized sparing as many human lives as possible.
Perhaps the director feared that such a sonic siege would have distracted attention from the kinks and quirks of his Napoleon.
The Siege of Syracuse was a real Roman attack on the Sicilian city of Syracuse that unfolded over the course of 213 to 212 BC.
The three-part docuseries also looks into the outcome of the bloody 1993 siege of the religious sect's compound in Waco, Texas.
The title does not lie: This is a viciously physical, murderous siege and Santa keeps getting a beating (but keeps on fighting).
Stuart said the tight result wasn’t what anyone expected after adoping a siege mentality as underdogs in the lead-up to the game.
The released POWs include troops who held out in Mariupol during Moscow’s long siege, officials said.
Israel declared war in response, announced a complete siege of Gaza – where Hamas are based – and launched a series of air strikes.
Because of the Israeli siege, the only available route out of Gaza is through Rafah in the south.
Meanwhile, the water supply has dropped to just 17 percent of pre-siege levels, Oxfam has found.
The federal law enforcement siege killed more than 80 people, including nearly 30 children.
But after that, I’d say the Taran Zhu vs. Garrosh Siege of Orgrimmar trailer in Patch 5.4.
Israel declared a “complete siege” after the Hamas incursion, sealing its border with Gaza and amassing troops and tanks along the boundary.
Israel has also imposed a “total siege” on Gaza in the middle of the bombing, cutting access to water, power, fuel, food and medical supplies.
Therefore, the siege ended in a truce, allowing the Marinids to keep Gibraltar (Fourth Siege of Gibraltar).
The Twitterverse is under siege as a flurry of microblogging platforms, keen to capitalize on simmering discontent, vie for its vast user base.
Common combinations with siege
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the siege 63×
- siege of 40×
- under siege 34×
- siege on 18×
- siege to 18×
- israeli siege 9×
- siege and 9×
- siege by 8×
- laid siege 8×
- of siege 6×
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