siege

01. The [siege] of the town lasted until the people finally ran out of food, and had to surrender.

02. Over a million Soviet soldiers and civilians lost their lives during the [siege] of Stalingrad.

03. The army lay [siege] to the airport where terrorists were holding over 500 passengers hostage.

04. After six months under [siege], the village had run out of food, and the people began to starve.

05. The Parliament Buildings are under [siege] by demonstrators protesting against the new fuel tax.

06. His immune system has been under [siege] for quite a while as a result of his illness.

07. The government is negotiating with rebel forces in an effort to bring about a peaceful end to the [siege].

08. The governor is under [siege] from his own party, and will most likely be forced to resign.

09. Since her last movie, the actress has been [besieged] with requests from directors to star in their upcoming productions.

10. A few years before the death of Christ, 960 Jews killed themselves in the [besieged] fortress of Masada rather than yield to Roman soldiers.

11. The young hockey player has been [besieged] by contract offers worth millions of dollars.

12. The American army was able to liberate the [besieged] town after a bloody battle.

13. The American War of Independence ended in 1781 with the British surrender after the [siege] of Yorktown, Virginia.

14. Sun Tzu once suggested that the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying [siege] to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

15. In the Middle Ages, disease was used as a weapon of war against [besieged] cities.