Was Beset with Difficulties?

If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely. The country is beset by severe economic problems. The discussions were beset with difficulties.

Is it beset by or beset with?

verb (used with object), be·set, be·set·ting. to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. to set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels.

How do you use beset in a sentence?

Beset sentence example. As I began to teach her, I was beset by many difficulties. Wesley needed help, for he was beset by difficulties.