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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
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d the fort.
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His first action was to
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Ptolemais.
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But this gave no great relief to the
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d in the castle of St Andrews.
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Nineveh was
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d by one of its former generals,--Nabopolassar, now king of Babylon.
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Media has revolted, and the king's guards are
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d within the fortress of Ecbatana.
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The French capital was
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d by a vast German army.
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A German wrote of him that "he was positively
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d by women."
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"Who would think that we were in a
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d city."
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The number of the
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d was twelve at the start, viz.
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The
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d man, alas.
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The Bishop said, 'Sire, Ascalon is
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