Used in a Sentence

besieged

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for besieged.

Editorial note

If after all this the CTO is still besieged by idiots, they should leave...either because they have failed their team, or because the team is deadset against succeeding.

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Quick take

surrounded by hostile forces

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of besieged gathered in one view.

adjective

surrounded by hostile forces

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for besieged.

adjective

surrounded by hostile forces

Example sentences

1

If after all this the CTO is still besieged by idiots, they should leave...either because they have failed their team, or because the team is deadset against succeeding.

2

My intention is not to attack but to defend what is left of a besieged and humiliated profession.

3

Either way that comes out of my project bucket which is already besieged by too many expenses.

4

For six days, Tolui besieged the city, and on the seventh day, he assaulted the city.

5

Upon them should harrow a fatherhood Of parent, Fred besieged by the burden And his daughter the indifferent imposition of child Sounds great!

6

Would you rather have clear, readable content or be besieged by advertising..

7

Or besieged castles that had rotting bodies thrown into them via catapult.

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Common wisdom was that Alesia was simply too large to be besieged.

9

The day Google+ was released, I was besieged with invite requests from friends and acquaintances.

10

When faced with the knowledge that they are being besieged with malignant cells, people tend to try and find any material that gives some assurance and kind words.

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After working as a professor for a few years, I have decided to go back to industry, and have been besieged with job offers.

12

The educational world is besieged by companies convinced that their technology is not only the solution to our educational woes, but a fat business opportunity waiting to be exploited.

Quote examples

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After Bush got elected, the "blue" folks felt besieged, and there was talk of a republican government forcing its backwards ways on the world.

2

We have a demographic here that, despite proving their merit, are besieged at all levels of education for being "too smart" (imagine for one moment that claim being leveled against Whites).

3

It's sort of a shame because even local conferences are getting besieged by self-righteous people who are hell bent on righting some unintentional "mistake" by the people who work very hard to put them on in the first place.

4

In that case, don't subconsciously demand to be fighting off eager companions with an umbrella all the time so that you can feel "besieged" and whine about how you wish people wouldn't be so presumptuous about your purpose in traveling.

Proper noun examples

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Besieged and contracting industries (like academia) develop the pedigree bigotry and petty politicking.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use besieged in a sentence?

If after all this the CTO is still besieged by idiots, they should leave...either because they have failed their team, or because the team is deadset against succeeding.

What does besieged mean?

surrounded by hostile forces

What part of speech is besieged?

besieged is commonly used as adjective.