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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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
However, this agreement was beset by mutual violations, including hundreds on the Israeli side.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Records show the beleaguered Longwood, Florida, clinic has been beset by legal and financial problems.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Maybe she is beset by need to copulate, by the desire of the eggs inside her for their own plot of land.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
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 11 Apr. 2026.
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