badgering

Example Sentences

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Costco raised its fees in 2024 — the first such increase in seven years — after months of badgering from Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

And then there are the bit players they run into throughout who, in Mr. Panahi’s acidic vision of a desperate society, tend to end interactions by badgering for a tip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

“The jury sees this, and it ends up risking looking like you’re just badgering this woman,” Haberman said.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

Mr Staunton also claimed Mr Read had tried to resign four times during his time as chair of the Post Office, between December 2022 and January 2024, and had been "badgering over his salary".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

But she tired easily and submitted eventually to their persistent badgering.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini