beset
Example Sentences
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This could prove a key development in an investigation beset by false starts and stops.
From Los Angeles Times
Unfortunately, sloppy handling of details is one of two chief weaknesses besetting “The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese.”
The UK-funded airport opened in 2016 but has been beset by problems, leading a review by MPs the same year to find that British taxpayers had been "unquestionably failed" by the £285m development.
From BBC
Miller, in an interview, said the city is on a downward trajectory and beset with problems — and needs someone with strong leadership skills at City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times
It is the latest scandal to beset the royal family.
From BBC
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