besiege
verb (used with object)
to lay siege to.
has besieged
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present perfectof besiege (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Just across the border, in Darfur, famine was declared in August in Zamzam camp, near the city of el-Fasher, which the RSF has besieged for more than a year.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
The final act of Jaws, set entirely at sea, is all about Brody’s mission to catch and kill the great white that has besieged Amity Island—and the shark’s equal determination to eat him.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2022
While the Omicron variant has besieged the entire country, it is especially worrisome in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory already overwhelmed by government bankruptcy, an exodus of health professionals and a fragile health care system.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
Routes would be opened to allow humanitarian-aid convoys to bring food and medicine to areas the government has besieged.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2016
No wonder he has besieged Fame and taken it by storm!
From Ardath by Marie Corelli
