Sentence examples for he was embattled from inspiring English sources

In his last years, he was embattled and embittered.

In an interview with The Times last August, Deitch acknowledged that he was "embattled" but defended his work.

We see the exertion on his face when he's embattled, and that's a testament to his professionalism.

He is embattled politically and a target of critics for his shepherding of a proposed new mining law, vital to attracting foreign investment, which was blocked by the Afghan cabinet in July with President Karzai's support.

Riley fights his way into the belfry and while he's embattled, Buffy crashes through a window, fighting.

This reaction doesn't go over well, and as the chaos of the night recedes Buddy's position is conflicted, and he is embattled and vulnerable.

By 1985 86 the government was embattled throughout most of Eritrea and Tigray, but Mengistu simply stepped up recruitment and asked the U.S.S.R. for more arms.

The idea was embattled, but treasured.

Being fiercely criticised for his involvement in those cases, the family developed a sense that they were embattled, victimised and persecuted for their beliefs.

It also plays on a sense long shared by many Israelis that they are embattled, misunderstood and find themselves in an increasingly unsympathetic world.

The proximal cause for his departure was comments he had made on shifting views of same-sex marriage, but he had been embattled for years over his views on environmental stewardship and accepting evidence for global warming.