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
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They are beset by violent Israeli settler attacks and are in the firing line of Iran and Hezbollah’s anticipated response, which has caused increasing resentment and a sense of helplessness.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
The condos in the tower beset by legal and delinquency woes are all being offered for sale.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
But he's raised only a fraction of what Slotkin has (about $3 million for him, some $24 million for her) and his campaign seemed beset by false starts and missteps early on.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
Trump’s chaotic panel at the NABJ conference, which started over an hour late and was beset by shouts and boos from an angry audience and several falsehoods from the candidate, was cut short by his campaign staff.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
The condos in the tower beset by legal and delinquency woes are all being offered for sale.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
But he's raised only a fraction of what Slotkin has (about $3 million for him, some $24 million for her) and his campaign seemed beset by false starts and missteps early on.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
Trump’s chaotic panel at the NABJ conference, which started over an hour late and was beset by shouts and boos from an angry audience and several falsehoods from the candidate, was cut short by his campaign staff.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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“Beset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beset. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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