Curiosity about such matters, as perhaps you have guessed, was always one of my besetting sins.

She felt keenly the satisfaction of seeing Madeleine charged with her own besetting sins.

My besetting sin is imagining too much and forgetting my duties.

But then, Diana, even ministers are human and have their besetting sins just like everybody else.

I dislike boredom, and curiosity has always been one of my besetting sins.

"Females are my besetting sin, I admit it."

He rang off and went on with his work, while Mary settled down to her besetting sin, the telephone.

My besetting sin, the way Tsion described it, was pride.

That's my besetting sin, you know, pride in healing.

That is my besetting sin," the priest sighed, "overweening pride.