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• The political situation was so critical that the government declared the state of siege.From the entry critical
• Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.From the entry rife
• They’re laying siege to all we hold dear.From the entry lay siege
• We must stop the siege BAMN.From the entry BAMN
• Between minutes 30 and 33 England laid siege to the Bok tryline but could not get through.2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times. From the entry bok
• The battle ended a two-day siege of an apartment block, where the suspects were holed up.2005, BBC News, Thursday, 27 January, 2005, 18:50 GMThttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4211625.stm. From the entry hole up
• Archimedes himself founded it at the siege of Syracuse and the Greeks had their own ballistic fireballs.1984, Richard Woodman, “Powder and Shot: February 1801”, in The Bomb Vessel, London: John Murray, →ISBN; republished as The Bomb Vessel: A…. From the entry pyroballogy
• The island is declared to be under martial law and in a state of siege.1905 May 18, “The War on Sea and Land”, in The Independent, volume LVIII, number 2946, page 1096. From the entry Keelung
• The second half was not a siege of the England goal but it had the trappings of it.2024 June 16, David Hytner, “Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat”, in The Guardian. From the entry trappings
• During the siege of Paris, and even much later, in certain quarters of Paris, they'd eat 'gutter rabbit' and 'mutton-flavoured rat'.2023, Gérard Genette, Bardadrac, page 32. From the entry gutter rabbit
• As the siege was petering out, elections had been held for the territory’s district councils in which the pro-democracy parties triumphed.2020 December 12, Richard Lloyd Parry, “Have Covid and government brutality killed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement?”, in The Times…. From the entry pro-democracy
• It was like one crazed adorer laying siege to Leo.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 13, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry adorer
• A siege, a burning tower, an enemy with a torch.1996, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition (book one of A Song of Ice and Fire), New York, N.Y.…. From the entry dragonsbreath
• As soon as Nicaragua entered the war, Somoza declared a state of siege that remained in effect for four years.1995, David E. Whisnant, Rascally Signs in Sacred Places: The Politics of Culture in Nicaragua, page 116. From the entry state of siege
• To relieve the siege, William of Orange and his followers opened the city's protective dikes to flush out—literally—the surrounding Spanish forces.1994, John H. Makin, Norman J. Ornstein, Debt and Taxes: How America Got into Its Budget Mess and What We Can Do about It, New York, NY…. From the entry dike
• “We live all our lives in a state of siege.1974, Leigh Brackett, “The Ginger Star”, in The Book of Skaith: The Adventures of Eric John Stark, Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday…. From the entry snowdragon
• But Wang Hai-yang, pursued by Fang Yao's Kwangtung provincial troops, reentered Fukien and laid siege to Yung-ting on May 15th.1973, Jen Yu-wen, The Taiping Revolutionary Movement, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 540–541. From the entry Yung-ting
• Just a minor siege of GAFIA, from which, eventually, I will once again develop an enthusiasm for stf.1950 April, Arthur H. Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, volume 7, number 1 (#37 overall). From the entry gafia
• It took many attention-grabbing forms: freedom rides, land marches, tent embassies, blockades, sieges, stand-offs, demonstrations, lobbying, denunciations, and funereal silences, even filibustering.2011, P. G. McHugh, Aboriginal Title: The Modern Jurisprudence of Tribal Land Rights, Oxford University Press, page 61. From the entry tent embassy
• The Mongol capture of the Sung city of Hsiang-yang is an excellent example of the sophisticated siege techniques used in Kublai Khan's time.1990, David Nicolle, The Mongol Warlords, Firebird Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 87. From the entry Hsiang-yang
• Loricae hamatae were worn by Roman soldiers in the Dura siege mine and mail occurs in the late third-century Caerleon equipment store.1989, Bishop, M. C, Roman military equipment, page 55. From the entry loricae hamatae
• There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting.2013, Matt Fox, The Video Games Guide. From the entry deathmatch
• The Reds laid siege to the Albion goal throughout, with Jordan Henderson striking the underside of the bar and Dirk Kuyt the inside of the post.2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport. From the entry Albion
• Independent bookstores, of course, have been under siege for nearly two decades by the megachains and the Web retailers, and have been steadily dropping away, one by one.2007 January 3, Julie Bosman, “A Princeton Maverick Succumbs to a Cultural Shift”, in New York Times. From the entry megachain
• According to Homer, the rest of the Trojan army drew away from Troy pretending to retreat and give over with the siege in order to confuse the Trojans.2005, Anatoly T. Fomenko, History: Fiction Or Science?, page 245. From the entry give over
• Tsing-tau was no longer defensible when surrendered to the Japanese, according to a correspondent of The Associated Press who was in Tsing-tau throughout the siege and arrived here tonight.[1914 November 19 [1914 November 18], “TSING-TAU CAPTURED BY BAYONET CHARGE; Japanese at the Brink of German Trenches Before White Flag…. From the entry Qingdao
• For this siege the king again appealed to the country and called for the help of all under the old Saxon penalty of the disgraceful name of "nithing."1905, George Burton Adams, “Feudalism and a Strong King”, in William Hunt, Reginald L[ane] Poole, editors, The History of England From the…. From the entry nithing
• The campaign's objective was not clearly stated, but Guan Yu led his army along the Han River northward until he laid siege to Fancheng (present-day's Fancheng District in Xiangyang, Hubei).2014, Frankie KT Neo, “Flooding of Han River at Fancheng [水淹七軍]”, in Guan-Yu the Hero: Romance of the Three Kingdoms [關羽，三國演義英雄], →ISBN…. From the entry Fancheng
• In his first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians.2011 April 8, Xan Rice, “Ivory Coast: 100 more bodies found as ethnic tensions rise”, in The Guardian. From the entry his

Meaning of siege

1. noun A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
2. noun A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
3. noun A prolonged assault or attack.

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Questions about siege in a sentence

How do you use siege in a sentence?

Siege is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They sued for peace after the long siege.”

What is a short sentence with siege?

“We must stop the siege BAMN.”

What does siege mean?

Siege means a prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.