verb
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to trouble persistently; harass
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to lay siege to
Other Word Forms
- beleaguerer noun
Etymology
Origin of beleaguer
Example Sentences
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BBC Sport examines whether time is already running out for Celtic's beleaguered boss.
From BBC
The first night of Hanukkah in Pacific Palisades, coming nearly a year after January’s wildfires, was always going to evoke both joy and loss in the beleaguered community.
From Los Angeles Times
By directly contradicting your famous “build don’t buy” mantra, you have managed to throw the already beleaguered entertainment industry into an apoplectic meltdown, and just in time for the holidays!
From Los Angeles Times
A quieter subsidy that will halve electricity prices for commercial customers should give a faster boost to beleaguered German industry, Brzeski points out.
From Barron's
Two Fiserv executives are putting their money where their mouths are as they bet that the beleaguered financial-services company can see a turnaround.
From MarketWatch
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