nag

I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

"Richard was incredibly keen on transplants and he used to nag me, 'what do you want to do?' and I was a bit wishy washy about it and wouldn't really answer."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024

Still, in the weeks and months following the decoder experiments, the unsettling implications of the device began to nag at him.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024

He also this week said "Yeah" in response to an X message that "No steering wheel nag will be a *game changer* for FSD user satisfaction."

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

“I don’t mean to nag, but couldn’t you people stay home and watch holovision some nights?”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

I admire the image, but my conscience nags that one should have to trek halfway around the world to see such a thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

These portrayals were part of an even longer history of depicting wives as nags and harridans, a narrative device that can be found in the Old Testament.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

Still, it nags, especially given Alvarez’s commitment elsewhere to grungy practical sets and props.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

And every time HBO Max yanks another movie or TV show I love from the platform, a thought nags at me: Chris was right.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2023

“Why do I have to do it?” he nags.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

As summer enters its final laps, at last I have the answer to a question that has nagged at me for more than half a century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Hugh was advised to monitor his symptoms but Rachel "nagged" him to return to the doctor for further tests.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

Something nagged at him, poked his heart, but he pushed it aside for the moment.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The potential explanations for this staggering drop-off include a nagging shoulder injury, Maye’s decision-making, and his cratering confidence—which only leads to more mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Another nagging issue is that the company didn’t share much on its plans to return cash to shareholders when its Chips Act-related restrictions lift in December, Naji noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

He moved through his late teen years with a nagging sense he was different from others.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

"She got stuck into gritty, controversial, but crucial causes partly because she had a fine, natural social conscience, but also to assuage nagging feelings of worthlessness."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

If not for that nagging fear of being spotted, it would have been a very pleasant hike.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown