besetment
Example Sentences
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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
The end of the besetment came at last.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
After a besetment of twenty-four days, Iberville succeeded in extricating his vessel from the ice and passed into the bay.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
Hitherto it had been the chief aim of Arctic explorations to avoid besetment, and to try and creep round the land shores.
From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Jacobs, Joseph
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
