beleaguer
verb
be·lea·guer
bi-ˈlē-gər 
bē-
beleaguered; beleaguering
bi-ˈlē-g(ə-)riŋ
bē-
1
: besiege
a town beleaguered by an army
a beleaguered city
Examples of beleaguer in a Sentence
the lack of funds that beleaguers schools
beleaguered the castle for months
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Many Minneapolis police officers saw the report as a searing indictment that deals yet another blow to a department beleaguered by low morale and a staffing shortage.
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Dan Simmons, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
Officials on both sides gave figures that indicated about 16 people have died in connection with the flooding, which has added misery to the lives of Ukrainians beleaguered by the war.
—Jamey Keaten, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
Meanwhile, Mono Lake, beleaguered by three years of drought, is expected to rise by several feet, a welcome reprieve as the lake has struggled to reach target levels.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
In a city beleaguered by gun violence, Jaylen was one of 100 middle school students honored Tuesday for writing about their experiences with violence at the 2023 Do The Write Thing challenge, an event co-chaired by Latham and Watkins and Communities in Schools of Chicago.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
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Dan Simmons, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
Officials on both sides gave figures that indicated about 16 people have died in connection with the flooding, which has added misery to the lives of Ukrainians beleaguered by the war.
—Jamey Keaten, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
Meanwhile, Mono Lake, beleaguered by three years of drought, is expected to rise by several feet, a welcome reprieve as the lake has struggled to reach target levels.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
In a city beleaguered by gun violence, Jaylen was one of 100 middle school students honored Tuesday for writing about their experiences with violence at the 2023 Do The Write Thing challenge, an event co-chaired by Latham and Watkins and Communities in Schools of Chicago.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
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“Beleaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beleaguer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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beleaguer
verb
be·lea·guer
bi-ˈlē-gər
beleaguered; beleaguering
-g(ə-)riŋ
1
: to surround with an army so as to prevent escape : besiege sense 1
2
: to subject to troublesome forces : harass
the pests that beleaguer farmers
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