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harry

[har-ee] / ˈhær i /


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Kounde cleared off the line and Garcia tipped Fernandez's near-post drive away as Espanyol continued to harry Flick's side.

From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026

Ukraine has long used domestically produced weapons, such as drones, to harry Russia with strikes that sometimes target Moscow itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024

Blackthorne is part of a small fleet commissioned by England to find the mysterious and very wealthy island of Japan, and harry any Catholic forces along the way.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

If protesters constantly harry that effort, an accident is inevitable.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 14, 2020

"Your lord father commanded us to harry the coast, no more."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

In the book, she’s a paper-thin virtual idol, whom Wade stalks and harries for attention.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2018

He hustles and harries various Chelsea defenders in quick succession as they pass the ball out from the back, no doubt knackering himself out in the process.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2017

Nelson harries the French fleet in the Mediterranean.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2014

He harries attacking midfielders, breaks up passes, and clogs space.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2014

It harries Cale Young Rice:   I have felt the ineffable sting   Of life, though I be art's valet.

From The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years by Elizabeth Atkins

The Hawk fire forced the harried evacuation of more than 40,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She was presented with her award by actor Richard E Grant, who played the Spice Girls' harried manager Clifford in the 1997 movie Spice World.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Initially, Joe and Angela don’t look so different from the pictures of couples we’ve seen before: harried and married, dead when they wed.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Featuring a built-in biometric sensor based on heart rate, these blackout sleep goggles are meant to help relax even the most harried dad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Waterman bustles in looking merry but harried, like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve just before the big ride.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

PGE would eventually shutter Trojan after decades of regulatory violations, forced shutdowns, construction flaws, costly repairs and constant harrying from antinuclear activist Lloyd Marbet through the state council.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

According to a reporter’s intrepid Freedom of Information Act inquiries, enthusiastic pickleball ambassadors are employing the “USA Pickleball tool kit” and harrying local park departments to elbow out their tennis-and-basketball-playing neighbors.

From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2023

They pressed aggressively, chasing and harrying an accomplished trio of centre-backs.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023

Mainz had defended well up to then, frustrating the visitors with persistent harrying and it looked like Lee Jae-sung’s first-half header was going to be enough to win the game.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

"So long as the harrying is done, what does it matter? No priest could do what I mean to, nor what I ask of you. I have a task that only Dagmer Cleftjaw can accomplish."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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