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Example sentences for: siege

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It proved a fine defense and was instrumental in Candia’s ability to hold out so long in the siege of the city throughout the 1660s.
The siege and bombardment lasted seven weeks.
At the western end of Cowgate (where it meets Holyrood Road), you will see one of the few remaining sections of Edinburgh’s old city wall (Flodden Wall), built following the “Lang Siege” of the 1570s.
Soon after, German forces launched an occupation of Kraków, where they based their governing body, and laid siege to Warsaw.
The Croats laid siege to Mostar, penning 50,000 Muslims inside, cut off food and water, and launched an artillery bombardment.