Examples of 'siege to it' in a sentence

Meaning of "siege to it"

siege to it: This phrase is not a commonly used expression in English. It seems to suggest a persistent or aggressive approach towards dealing with a situation or problem

How to use "siege to it" in a sentence

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siege to it
Until an invading army lay siege to it.
He laid siege to it for seven months but was not successful.
But we will need to lay siege to it.
They laid siege to it but were unable to get beyond the University City area.
Ezekiel did it by building a model city and laying siege to it.
The British have laid siege to it for the past three days.
They easily encircled the city and lay siege to it.
He laid siege to it for 14 days, and then captured it.
I thought you laid siege to it.
You once laid siege to it for 600 days, but it would not yield to you.
Five hours he laid siege to it.
They do not have sufficient force to take the castle and lay siege to it.
The Romans established camps at the base, laid siege to it and built a circumvallation wall.
He was joined there by the Achaeans and together they laid siege to it.
No one can lay siege to it.

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Nebuchadnezzar encamped on Jerusalem and laid siege to it.
The kingdom of Lunet is peaceful until a pack of wolves lay siege to it.
He made straight for the town of Thérouanne and promptly laid siege to it.
The British advanced upon Alexandria and laid siege to it.
After a long march Godfrey reached Antioch and laid siege to it.
Sire, considering the surroundings, the best course of action is to lay siege to it.
They have surrounded the native city ; they have laid siege to it.
They attacked our boat and took us back to our island, laying siege to it.
Alexander the Great 's army laid siege to it.
Our strategy should not be only to confront Empire, but to lay siege to it.
In response, Guan led his army to surround Duchang and laid siege to it.
Nurhaci then concentrated all his forces against Du 's camp and laid siege to it.
Theodor-Peter soon mustered his troops, hurried to the town and laid siege to it.
I mean, I always thought you laid siege to it.
The Rebels headed for Manakhah, and laid siege to it.
Carteaux, a former house painter, a fine patriot but a terrible general, laid siege to it.
He ordered the Dutch general, Coehoorn, to march to Ostend and lay siege to it.
Soon after it was built, Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, laid siege to it.

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