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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 Hansi Flick's side.

From Barron's Jan. 3, 2026

Abolitionists made good use of the provision to harry slave traders.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 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

He didn't win headers as Dykes had done, didn't hustle and harry, didn't get on the ball, didn't even run about with much conviction.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2020

"You are young. Other wars will come, and you shall do your great deeds. For now, we are commanded to harry the Stony Shore."

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

I have seen her sit with her hands in her lap and tears—genuine tears—streaming down her cheeks for very rage when Petruchio harries her in this act.

From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)

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

“And I don’t know if I looked a little harried or rushed, but the first thing she said to me was, ‘Did you have lunch?’

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

When they were first married, Heather was a harried corporate lawyer working long hours.

From MarketWatch Feb. 10, 2026

He was hanging clothes to dry in the yard and I saw his eagerness in the harried way he finished the job.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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

England's centre-back pairing Williamson and Millie Bright were on top form, Lauren Hemp added a further two assists to her name and Alessia Russo was outstanding up front, hurrying and harrying the French defence.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2024

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

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

Only a few months before, she’d been peeling and stewing the soft food he ate, changing his diapers, cleaning his bedding and pajamas, and harrying his body with moistened towels and Q-tips.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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