beset; besetting
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: to set or stud with or as if with ornaments
a crown beset with rubies
… leaves, whose edges were beset with thorns …—
J. G. Frazer
J. G. FrazerExamples of beset in a Sentence
A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.
he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life
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Many recalled his legacy as the first pope from Latin America, and the first Jesuit to reach the pinnacle of church hierarchy, one who stressed humility over hubris for a church beset with scandal and indifference.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The bad behavior now is that of an erratic and volatile president, sycophantic and inexperienced Cabinet secretaries, an absentee Congress and financial market players beset with delusional expectations of bailouts.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
By the time the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and Max Christie on Feb. 2, the team had already been beset with injuries.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
He is beset not just by memories, but by the spectre of addiction – to gambling, to alcohol, to the dagger, even to the Horn – which could present major obstacles to him in the future.
—Leigh Butler, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The bad behavior now is that of an erratic and volatile president, sycophantic and inexperienced Cabinet secretaries, an absentee Congress and financial market players beset with delusional expectations of bailouts.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
By the time the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and Max Christie on Feb. 2, the team had already been beset with injuries.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
He is beset not just by memories, but by the spectre of addiction – to gambling, to alcohol, to the dagger, even to the Horn – which could present major obstacles to him in the future.
—Leigh Butler, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beset
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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