niggling

Example Sentences

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On a separate farewell podcast for paid subscribers, Maron and his longtime producer Brendan McDonald explained that the relentless workload was tiring and articulated a niggling feeling that the show belonged to a different era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The prospect of cuts has helped push world markets ever higher this year, offsetting niggling worries about stretched valuations in the tech sector.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

"If somebody has some niggling concerns and it triggers them to ask somebody, 'Are you OK?' then that would be an amazing outcome."

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

"There was something niggling in the back of my mind, I just knew something was off."

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

I realize the source of the niggling feeling I had earlier.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir