nagged

Example Sentences

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It was not long before the spectacle of the London Marathon captured his imagination and he nagged his parents to help him peer over the barriers for a closer look at the elites.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

And when I returned in the fall of 2023 to watch Pretzel again, the feeling nagged at me that maybe I could.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2025

Murray, who was nagged by a strained left calf during the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, has been bothered by right elbow pain in the past.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

These arguably hairsplitting thoughts nagged at me thanks to my job as a congressional correspondent focused on federal spending.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

His own mother nagged him, but he missed her right now.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary