besiege
verb (used with object)
to lay siege to.
have besieged
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present perfectof besiege.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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A new carbon-credit project in southern Africa wants to embrace companies’ desire for climate neutrality while distancing itself from problems that have besieged the market in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
Thousands of structures have been damaged in the fires that have besieged Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
"The security forces have besieged the scene," Farah Ali, a shopkeeper in Kismayu, told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2022
As shipping prices have soared, and as delays have besieged ocean transit, retailing giants like Amazon and Walmart have chartered their own vessels, prompting complaints from smaller importers that they are at an unfair disadvantage.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Chagrined beyond measure, he would have besieged the rancho with his troop, and insisted on killing the dog, had he not feared that the cause of his ungraceful retreat might become known to his followers.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans
