beset; besetting
1
: 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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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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While Japan boasts world-class robotics and other high-tech industries, it is also beset by a lack of skilled tech workers and low digital literacy rates among sections of its rapidly ageing population.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Are you beset by existential worries?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
The City of Waukesha has joined a growing list of area communities that have proposed fees to balance a budget beset by rising costs and a state property tax rule that limits local revenue.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Some Ohioans aren't convinced by the proposal though, including residents of Lakewood, a city of 50,000 residents regularly beset by power outages, WOIO reported.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Are you beset by existential worries?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
The City of Waukesha has joined a growing list of area communities that have proposed fees to balance a budget beset by rising costs and a state property tax rule that limits local revenue.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Some Ohioans aren't convinced by the proposal though, including residents of Lakewood, a city of 50,000 residents regularly beset by power outages, WOIO reported.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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