beset
verb (used with object)
to attack on all sides; assail.
have beset
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present perfectof beset.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At the city council, Cotton claimed making pay concessions to the largely male bin collecting workforce could reopen equal pay issues that have beset the authority.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
That’s because injuries have beset the unit, which looked like this to start the game: Left tackle Pole, left guard Ma’ake Fifita, center Konner Gomness, right guard Brock Dieu, right tackle Fa’amoe.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
Attorneys for Xcoal, meanwhile, argued that their requests for Justice’s financial information are all the more critical given media reports about the financial problems that have beset him and his businesses in recent years.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
The Chief Justice knows well what crises have beset the high court and its reputation this past term.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2023
Such difficulties have beset us throughout all our history.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
