How to Use embattle in a Sentence

embattle

verb

• Those are things that we as a culture are engaged in and, in some states, embattled about.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• The same goes for companies looking to feed off the scraps of today’s embattled food-and-drinks giants.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
• Embattled presidents often look to foreign trips as a way to get their groove back.
  — Alex Shephard, New Republic, 25 May 2017
• By 1927, the embattled Remus found himself on trial once more—for the murder of his second wife, Imogene.
  — Angela Serratore, Smithsonian, 1 Aug. 2019
• In the midst of this season of violence, Afghanistan’s embattled elections staggered on.
  — Dan Xin Huang, The New Republic, 29 Apr. 2020
• Japan has emerged as a vital partner for embattled Myanmar.
  — Jon Emont, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2018
• More often, embattled members tend to resign or not run for re-election.
  — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
• There’s still no telling who’s going to be in the owner’s box next season for Carolina, but it won't be embattled team founder Jerry Richardson.
  — Scott Fowler, charlotteobserver, 20 Apr. 2018
• Forget, for a moment, the inning in which embattled closer Hector Neris appeared for the Phillies in his last two outings.
  — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, 23 May 2018
• One of the most belligerent—and embattled—fan phalanxes belongs to Michael Jackson.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2019
• With nine starters back, the Gators’ embattled offense returns many of the pieces needed to vastly improve a year after finishing last in the SEC in total offense.
  — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2017
• In early seasons, Frank and Claire were Machiavellian and vindictive, sure, but they were still embattled.
  — Paul Schrodt, Esquire, 31 May 2017
• The first hourlong episode centers on the private investigator’s rise in the 1990s as the go-to guy for Hollywood’s powerful and embattled.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
• Six additional students of embattled The Catlin Gabel School have sued the school claiming they were abused by faculty members.
  — oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2020
• Other parts of Clinton’s legacy were embattled as well long before this #MeToo moment.
  — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2017
• Arguably, though, Hipcamp benefits from the fact that public parks are embattled.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
• The Padres’ embattled right-hander was coming off a trio of disastrous starts, after which a team owner had spoken of a short leash in a radio interview.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2017
• Kashmir has been embattled in decades of conflict between Pakistan and India, both of which control parts of the territory.
  — Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Adani denied the allegations, but its shares tanked on the release, and months later the company remains embattled.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
• Public opinion of the city’s embattled police force has plummeted over the course of the two-month demonstrations, with many criticizing the officers’ use of force to clear protest sites.
  — Laignee Barron / Hong Kong, Time, 23 July 2019
• Lila Norcross, the town’s embattled female chief of police, remands Eve to Clint, Lila’s husband and a psychiatrist with a good soul but a hard upbringing who works at the women’s prison.
  — Jocelyn McClurg, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2017
• Orlando City’s embattled management team is counting on a new coach and a new voice suddenly lighting a match and the team catching fire and playing to its potential.
  — Mike Bianchi, Pro Soccer USA, 14 July 2018
• His hire was viewed at the time as a major coup for Helton and embattled athletic director Lynn Swann, both of whom were under fire after a disastrous 2018 campaign.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• To address this crisis, the city is making major budget cuts quickly, and many agencies and citizens are feeling embattled.
  — Susan Crawford, WIRED, 25 June 2019
• Her order comes about a week after the resignation of the agency’s embattled chairwoman, Shola Olatoye.
  — Luis FerrÉ-SadurnÍ, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2018
• As protesters continue to call for his ouster, Nicaragua’s embattled President Daniel Ortega is digging in his heels.
  — Ciara Nugent, Time, 14 June 2018
• On the subject of Mac Jones, the Patriots’ embattled starting quarterback, the longtime safety was more definitive.
  — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
• The drop in the lira has also left some of Turkey’s biggest businesses embattled, while eating deeply into the living standards of ordinary Turks, meaning voters.
  — New York Times, 23 May 2018
• West Linn police officers raised concerns about embattled Sgt.
  — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2020
• The question perhaps is not so much if embattled President Trump will be warmly received at Saturday’s college football showdown in Tuscaloosa.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 5 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024