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Six example sentences with besiege, each labelled with its topic.
Roman engineers would besiege a hill town for months, building a wall around it and simply waiting out the harvest.
History
In the campaign you can besiege the fortress or cut its supply roads, and the second option costs three extra turns.
Gaming
Homer's poem opens years into the effort to besiege the city, with the walls still standing and the fleet growing restless.
Literature
Castle builders assumed an enemy would besiege the walls for months, so every keep had its own well and granary.
Architecture
The film's second hour shows the rebels besiege the fort, cutting off water until the garrison raises a white flag.
Movies
Striking dockworkers besieged the ministry for a week, blocking every entrance until the minister agreed to talks.
Politics
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