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Example sentences for: siege

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In 1727, they failed in a siege, and in 1779 combined Spanish and French forces totaling 50,000 laid the final Great Siege against just 5,000 defenders.
The trade blockade was to last eight years, and ended in a seven-month siege.
Parents are under siege.
This meticulously preserved mausoleum was built in the mid-16th century for Gül Baba, a famous dervish killed during the siege of Buda in 1541 whose funeral was attended by the Sultan.
The siege and bombardment lasted seven weeks.