How to Use beleaguered in a Sentence

beleaguered

adjective
  • Then, things went from bad to worse for the beleaguered bride.
    — Erin Clack, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Their beleaguered bullpen has started to turn it around.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Their beleaguered bullpen has started to turn it around.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • There are lessons to draw from the bumpy journey of the beleaguered car-rental firm.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Yet each performer enlivens a role that looks a bit beleaguered on the page.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Fans hoped this year would be the beginning of a new era for the beleaguered team.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Poppy needs a place to stay, Jules is a beleaguered email job haver.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Even the beleaguered power play scored twice for the second time in four games.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
  • For the beleaguered hospital staff, there was just not enough time and too much to do.
    — Jaime Herndon, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Others have joined forces with the beleaguered army to defend key cities.
    — Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Something had to be done to fix their beleaguered pitching staff.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Adamolekun took the helm of the beleaguered seafood chain with a bold ambition.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The beleaguered chancellor just can’t seem to catch a break.
    — Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For beleaguered movie theaters, the decades-in-the-making film can’t come soon enough.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022
  • This show continues to be a brief and beloved oasis in a beleaguered and stormy time.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2021
  • The beleaguered cries for medics are quickly drowned out by the tank’s treads as the specter of defeat draws near.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And even in the face of that threat, Germany has remained slow to spend on its beleaguered forces.
    — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But for the beleaguered local industry, time is of the essence.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The Grapevine might give that beleaguered spot a new beginning.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Your heart goes out to the restaurants, the precious eateries, the beleaguered bistros.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Paramount's been a beleaguered stock.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But this season has been a wiping of the slate for those beleaguered supporters.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The bad news for beleaguered customers is that those long lines and empty shelves may not be going away anytime soon.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Diggs had six tackles, but didn't have a pass breakup as a beleaguered secondary finished with just two.
    — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • But the win for beleaguered researchers was quickly countered.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Glover, 45, has long been an elite striker of the golf ball with a beleaguered existence on the greens.
    — Justin Ray, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • It could also be designed as a ruse to allow beleaguered Russian troops to rest.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The move raises more questions about how long the beleaguered British leader can stay in office.
    — Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • For a beleaguered Canadian team, what might’ve been a solid chance at a win is worse now due to injuries.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • But help is coming for the beleaguered marines and other Russian troops in Kursk.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

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