under siege

idiom

: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege

The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.

: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people

The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.

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In November 1994, immigrants and their families found themselves under siege as California voters overwhelmingly passed into law Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that sought to deny basic social services—such as healthcare and education—to undocumented immigrants and their families. —

Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 The bartenders had tattoos down to their wrists and up to their necks; one woman wore glasses and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, telegraphing her support for Palestinians in Gaza under siege; a guy had a gray hoodie on beneath an Eagles jersey. —

Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 Productivity is under siege, and that siege has real implications. —

Ed Jennings, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The hospital has been under siege by Israel for days. —

NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under siege