nagged

Example Sentences

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The burden had lifted, never again would we be able to ask the questions that had nagged him for more than a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

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

Carroll said Friday one thing that could help is second-year running back Kenneth Walker III having finally gotten past a shoulder injury that has nagged him the past few weeks.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

Expectations loomed Saturday at state, and his hamstring nagged, as Serra coach Christopher Mack said Pleasant was trying to work through tightness around the back of his knee.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023

Yet the very unexpectedness of Mama Oji’s words nagged her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie