siege

How To Use siege In A Sentence

• For example, the conquering Hittite King Shuppiluliuma I 1344–1322 B.C. stopped in southeastern Anatolia to review his troops and chariots before continuing onward to his goal, the siege of the city of Carchemish. The Trojan War
• By then, the town had been well-fortified and withstood a siege of nine weeks before the Mexicans were forced to surrender from starvation. Cinco de Mayo: What is everybody celebrating?
• Upon these, and along the walls, which in most castles were topped by a parapet and a kind of embrasure called crennels, the defenders of the castle were stationed during a siege, and from thence discharged arrows, darts, stones, and every kind of annoyance they could procure, upon their enemies. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
• After the death of Sigismund during the siege of Altdorf the horn passed into the keeping of the Temple of Sigmar.
• The city of Lyon refused to carry out instructions from Paris and the city was besieged for two months.
• The city was under siege and began to run short of food.
• Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln. Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report
• A businessman from Manchester fears for his relatives trapped in the besieged city.
• The teacher has handed out worksheets describing the weapons and siege engines which could have been used, and she is quizzing pupils about them.
• After more than a month of siege warfare, Pemberton surrendered to Grant on 4 July 1863.