Examples of 'laying siege' in a sentence

Meaning of "laying siege"

laying siege - Refers to surrounding and isolating a place in order to force a surrender
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  • present participle of lay siege

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laying siege
Of a creature laying siege to this holy place.
Ezekiel did it by building a model city and laying siege to it.
Then laying siege to towns and cities.
Athens responded by laying siege to the city.
In laying siege to him you have two problems.
It is not about laying siege to anything.
Laying siege to the fortress would take three thousand and many would die.
I am in the middle of laying siege.
Horde is laying siege to her kingdom.
There was this idea in those days of laying siege to a mountain.
Than laying siege to the castle.
The remainder of the season is spent laying siege to the shrines.
The process of laying siege in the eighteenth century was complicated.
Taking over the countryside first then laying siege to towns and cities.
American forces laying siege to Québec launched a desperate night attack.

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That we are an invading army Laying siege to their home.
On a number of occasions Zelimkhan slipped through troops laying siege.
For a valiant man like you laying siege once is not enough.
Laying siege to the Palace of Justice is a grave mistake.
The enemy was now laying siege to the city with great force.
After this setback they now began laying siege to Riga.
This included laying siege to the town of Jaffna.
A supply ship on its way to feed the Wraith who were laying siege to Atlantis.
He died while laying siege to Asculum.
They attacked our boat and took us back to our island, laying siege to it.
The Saracens are laying siege to the town.
Multiple cases of kidnappings occurred among groups inside, and those laying siege to, Nubl Aleppo.
The revolutionaries were laying siege to Manila and cutting off its food and water supply.
On its way to feed the Wraith who were laying siege to Atlantis.
Were laying siege to Atlantis.
Sancho was killed when laying siege to Zamora.
Now he 's laying siege to the Countess while her husband goes off in a rage.
Athens retaliated by laying siege to Aegina.
Tokugawa was laying siege to Osaka, and Hideyori had planned a counterattack.
The victory was immediately followed by Edward laying siege to the port city of Calais.
He was killed laying siege to Aquila on behalf of Ladislas, king of Naples.
Yet Kramer knows full well that Israel is laying siege to Gaza.
The tyrant laying siege to Viterbo.
Later on, he was shown as one of military leaders laying siege on Osaka Castle.
The English had been laying siege to the city since the previous October.
Russia has sent hundreds of mercenaries to back militias laying siege to Libya 's capital.
The English had been laying siege to the town of Orléans since the previous October.
Anything seem odd about the other country that is laying siege to Judah?
The king intended to begin laying siege to Perth Castle in early January.
Shortly after, they proceeded to defeat the third Berber army, then laying siege to Toledo.
American Invasion Fails American forces laying siege to Québec launched a desperate night attack.
Do not nag me now . I am in the middle of laying siege.
The Portuguese are laying siege to Toledo.
After laying siege to Buda, Charles of Anjou called upon the burghers to extradite Wenceslaus-Ladislaus.
However, only a few days later the Muslims arrived, laying siege to the former besiegers.

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Examples of using Siege
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