besetment
Example Sentences
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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
For since he had come out of prison he was every day more subject to this besetment of recalling the past.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
In the mist of her besetment the woman found herself thinking that the fine little hands in this gesture should have been lace-beruffled at the wrist.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon
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.
The end of the besetment came at last.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
