harping

Example Sentences

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"They are harping on about getting more disabled people in employment," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

You can lose your fan base who might be influenced by your work by harping on them too much.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Believe me, I’m completely aware that I sound like a Scrooge, a buzzkill harping and carping about innocuous movies that are meant to be little more than background noise while people scroll on their phones.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

Kavanaugh then pivoted, harping on “detransitioners”—people who transitioned, and then stopped identifying as transgender.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

“You couldn’t get it yourself? You pulled me away from Celum Tinture. You’ve been harping on me to read it for nearly a month now.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss