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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The carbon market has been beset by shortcomings and subject to accusations of greenwashing, however.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Collins reunited with Close to portray the hotel owner in Rodrigo García’s Albert Nobbs (2011) and starred alongside Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly and Tom Courtney as a retired opera singer beset by dementia in Quartet (2012), directed by Dustin Hoffman.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Starbucks is beset by a myriad of challenges in China, including fierce domestic competition and a more cost-conscious consumer base, which also includes a cohort of young people who prefer to back homegrown brands.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
An IndyStar investigation, which is based on interviews with four dozen people, including current and former inmates, their families and former employees, found Miami Correctional is constantly beset by violence fueled by gangs and drugs.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Collins reunited with Close to portray the hotel owner in Rodrigo García’s Albert Nobbs (2011) and starred alongside Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly and Tom Courtney as a retired opera singer beset by dementia in Quartet (2012), directed by Dustin Hoffman.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Starbucks is beset by a myriad of challenges in China, including fierce domestic competition and a more cost-conscious consumer base, which also includes a cohort of young people who prefer to back homegrown brands.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
An IndyStar investigation, which is based on interviews with four dozen people, including current and former inmates, their families and former employees, found Miami Correctional is constantly beset by violence fueled by gangs and drugs.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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