beleaguer
to surround with military forces.
to surround or beset, as with troubles.
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- be·lea·guer·er, noun
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How to use beleaguer in a sentence
They weren’t so rosy, however, about how the program’s been rolled out and unintended consequences it has had on the already beleaguered private childcare industry.
Morning Report: After 40 Years, Community Schools Return to Chula Vista | Voice of San Diego | October 13, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoNot only is it beginning to push the already beleaguered childcare industry to a breaking point, but some feel its rollout at San Diego Unified hasn’t been ideal.
How Universal Transitional Kindergarten Is Stressing Our Childcare System | Jakob McWhinney | October 12, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoIt comes obviously from a sense of people’s own histories of being beleaguered and having their dignity removed.
A lack of chips, computer not tortilla, is wreaking havoc on the already beleaguered restaurant and bar industry, the latest victim of a pandemic-induced worldwide shortage that has disrupted the manufacturing of smartphones, cars and more.
No chips, no tips: How the computer chip shortage threatens thousands of restaurant service jobs | Laura Reiley | June 11, 2021 | Washington PostIRS staffingTaxpayers will face more frustration because the IRS workforce is beleaguered.
And yet I cannot think that any Scottish or French rovers could land in such force as to beleaguer the fortalice.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleSomehow that seemed to make her matter less, and Dodo had not at present made any determined effort to beleaguer her.
Dodo's Daughter | E. F. BensonFor Edward took his army to beleaguer Calais, and after blockading it for nearly a year forced it to surrender.
The bold beleaguer'd post the hero gains, And the hard siege with various fate sustains.
The Columbiad | Joel BarlowIn his tragedy of Ezelino, after the tyrant's downfall, a captain is sent to beleaguer Treviso, and reduce Ezelino's garrison.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first | Count Carlo Gozzi
British Dictionary definitions for beleaguer
/ (bɪˈliːɡə) /
to trouble persistently; harass
to lay siege to
Origin of beleaguer
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