Sentence example with the word 'besiege'

besiege

apply pressure, block off, cajole, coop up, encompass, hem in, invest, nag at, pocket, shut up, wall in

Definition v. surround so as to force to give up

Last update: July 2, 2016


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The troops besieged the fort.   [Please select]

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His first action was to besiege Ptolemais.   [Please select]

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But this gave no great relief to the besieged in the castle of St Andrews.   [Please select]

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Nineveh was besieged by one of its former generals,--Nabopolassar, now king of Babylon.   [Please select]

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Media has revolted, and the king's guards are besieged within the fortress of Ecbatana.   [Please select]

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The French capital was besieged by a vast German army.   [Please select]

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A German wrote of him that "he was positively besieged by women."   [Please select]

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"Who would think that we were in a besieged city."   [Please select]

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The number of the besieged was twelve at the start, viz.   [Please select]

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The besieged man, alas.   [Please select]

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The Bishop said, 'Sire, Ascalon is besieged.'   [Please select]

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