beset
IPA: bɪsˈɛt
verb
- (transitive) To surround or hem in.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc.
- (nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
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Examples of "beset" in Sentences
- The group of boys besetted the man.
- The plague beset the village for several years.
- The campaign was beset by tensions and scuffles.
- From the start the expedition was beset with problems.
- The economy was beset by stagflation and other problems.
- From the outset, the proposals were beset with problems.
- From the beginning, the project was beset by controversy.
- At the Wall Jon finds that the Watch is beset with problems.
- Justice party was beset with internal distension and factionalism.
- It illustrates beautifully the sorts of infelicities that beset the literature.
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