harassing
Example Sentences
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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Last November, Linehan was convicted of criminal damage, but was cleared of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Shortly after those allegations surfaced, a TV host in Georgia also reportedly accused the singer of harassing her that same year at an industry party.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
For six months, the 586th Regiment had been defending strategic positions in their dangerous solo Yak fighters and the 588th Regiment had been harassing German troops with bombs dropped from their flimsy Po-2s.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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