Sentence examples for sieged by from inspiring English sources

Sieged by Ironborn soldiers, its people were evicted or killed before the town was razed to the ground.

THE SIEGE, by Helen Dunmore.

Potidaea was laid under siege by Athens.

The city is under siege by prosperity.

"Sleep is under siege by contemporary culture," he says.

Some bureaucrats felt under siege by the relentless lobbying.

"This city was under siege by Hitler for years.

Americans are not the only ones under siege by influenza.

They feel they are under siege by government.

Residents there have endured months of siege by the militants.

JEFFREY TOOBIN: The liberals certainly believe that stare decisis is under siege by the conservatives.