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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The ministry says Beit Hanoun and Kamal Adwan Hospital have been destroyed and Indonesian Hospital is under siege by Israeli forces.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 May 2025
His legacy is under siege as racial justice efforts lose ground.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Journalism is under siege, attacked by our politics, by the economy and by technological change.
—Jessica Sibley, Time, 19 May 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 May 2025
His legacy is under siege as racial justice efforts lose ground.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Journalism is under siege, attacked by our politics, by the economy and by technological change.
—Jessica Sibley, Time, 19 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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