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 …—
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Examples 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
Recent Examples on the Web
The campaign has also been beset by disagreements on policy and messaging.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Labor strikes have repeatedly beset Olympic preparations as well.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 27 July 2024
Jensen acknowledged that his cheat-anxious writing faculty at ASU were beset by work before AI came on the scene.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
In 2016, Trump opponent Hillary Clinton's campaign was beset by damaging revelations after Russian hackers breached the Democratic National Committee's email servers.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
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Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Labor strikes have repeatedly beset Olympic preparations as well.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 27 July 2024
Jensen acknowledged that his cheat-anxious writing faculty at ASU were beset by work before AI came on the scene.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
In 2016, Trump opponent Hillary Clinton's campaign was beset by damaging revelations after Russian hackers breached the Democratic National Committee's email servers.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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