under siege
idiom
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
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Some on Brazil's far right are trying to cast Trump's move as part of a broader ideological struggle—a rallying cry for a transnational conservative movement under siege.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
In an environment where truth is under siege, credibility has become a form of strategic infrastructure.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The bear case For Wall Street’s bears, the plan did little to reassure them about a business model under siege.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 9 July 2025
There was also the nearby Cave of Horror, where the skeletons of refugees from the Bar Kokhba revolt had been found, having perished under siege by the Romans.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
In an environment where truth is under siege, credibility has become a form of strategic infrastructure.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The bear case For Wall Street’s bears, the plan did little to reassure them about a business model under siege.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 9 July 2025
There was also the nearby Cave of Horror, where the skeletons of refugees from the Bar Kokhba revolt had been found, having perished under siege by the Romans.
—Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for under siege
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“Under siege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20siege. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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