pester

There’s a store chain called Five Below that is designed to maximize pester power.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Ham-handed police officers pester Janey for details: Why did she touch Samantha’s dress?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

He was arrested and later released on bail on condition that he did not harass, pester or intimidate Harshita.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

It was to ensure he was comfortable with the task required to impress NFL teams that poke, prod and pester players during the evaluation process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

“He’ll see me at supper, and then he’ll pester me all night!”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Bobo pesters the grown-ups with tons of pushy questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025

He described Mr Amro as an "anarchist who frequently pesters IDF soldiers in Hebron".

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2023

Now, she said, her family pesters her for festival tickets, and she is preparing to direct a new film to be shot in Saudi Arabia.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

Mundey, who often pesters Neiko about taking good shots and getting back on defense, yelled from the sideline.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2017

This information comes in handy when he pesters me to finish my vegetables.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Dorfman pestered Larami’s owners until they finally agreed to consider it and asked him to make a prototype.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

As the days went on, the smell worsened, drawing swarms of flies and rats to the neighborhood, where they pestered and sickened locals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Surely only Williams pestered the woman about it afterwards.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

As we explored, I pestered Endro for the names of the trees we passed.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024

I pestered Ms. Sandnes for a visit so many times that she finally agreed to take me on a playdate.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Become a real nuisance and tech boosters will eventually give up, handing the future back to the pestering, teeming masses.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

The idea for Campus Guardian Angel came from Justin Marston, a British entrepreneur and Mithril co-founder, who saw videos of small Ukrainian drones pestering Russian soldiers with guns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

"Every couple of days she's pestering me asking if I've looked at dresses or done anything, and I've not," McColgan revealed.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

As she waits for her fiancé, who is delayed by inclement weather, to arrive, her guests buzz around her like candy-colored flies, pestering her.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

Marshall wanted Security back, and Melanie wanted Marshall to quit, pestering her and be himself again.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder