besetment
Example Sentences
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He made every effort to shake off this new besetment, this fresh assault upon the tranquility he had attained.
From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
After a besetment of eight months and nine days, in which she drifted twelve hundred miles to the south, the yacht escaped, buffeted, racked, and leaking.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances
The end of the besetment came at last.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
Jane listened attentively, and promised to remember the warning, and guard against what she knew to be her greatest besetment.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances
