Bernadine Dohrn

I think the Sixties in some ways is a barrier to young people today. They think of it, you know, what we're doing is not that. But it's partly the myth of the Sixties. It always felt embattled and small. It always, almost always, was a small group of people relative to the opposition around.

American Educator

Tom Shales

So it is that one side effect of the HD revolution has been the gratifying and edifying return of the nature documentary - films about the hugely varied forms of life that eat, sleep, stalk, mate, fight, thrive, suffer and struggle on our dear and embattled old Earth.

American Writer

Ross Douthat

I try not to feel too embattled. I don't think that's a healthy approach for someone who writes for a newspaper like the New York Times to take. That means, in part, that I try and avoid wallowing in things that might make me feel too embattled.

American Author

Bill Bryson

Science has been quite embattled. It's the most important thing there is. An arts graduate is not going to fix global warming. They may do other valuable things, but they are not going to fix the planet or cure cancer or get rid of malaria.

Paul Gillmor

While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some of the victories throughout this embattled country.

American Politician

Walter Kirn

Guns can turn you into an insider even if you're an outsider by nature, recruiting you into a loose fraternity of people who feel embattled and defensive and are primally eager to win allies.

American Novelist

Helene Deutsch

The embattled gates to equal rights indeed opened up for modern women, but I sometimes think to myself; that is not what I meant by freedom, it is only social progress.

Austrian Psychologist

Ehud Olmert

Emerging from embattled and humble beginnings, the Jewish state has exceeded all expectations for its success and prosperity.

Israeli Politician

Ariel Sharon

Israel, an embattled democracy, has been fighting terrorism for over 100 years.

Israeli Leader

Kayleigh McEnany

My post-mastectomy life is not one embattled but emboldened.

American Public Servant

Often used metaphorically to describe someone facing a lot of criticism or trouble.

Figurative Use

Common in news articles to convey urgency about someone's position being threatened.

Headline Friendly

Implies intense scrutiny that may jeopardize a person's role or reputation.

Under Severe Pressure

Can refer to non-physical struggles, such as legal or political battles.

Not Physical

Suggests an ongoing, prolonged challenge or series of difficulties.

Extended Struggle

Originally described military fortifications, evokes imagery of castles or old battles.

Historical Visual

It's an archaic use, so modern contexts rarely involve literal fortifications.

Embattled

Figurative Use

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Under Severe Pressure

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