pester

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And I never needed to pester him for stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But as I tried to pester, cajole, and play to what I thought were his sympathies to convince him to speak with me, he quickly stopped being mad.

From Slate • May 31, 2024

Mark says: "My friend Dougie's mum, a lovely lady called Margaret, ran the catering and we would pester her for pancakes."

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

But you dare not pester your server about the validity of the charge and happily hand over your card.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2023

How it turned out—the only bad feature is, everybody comes in here, they pester her with questions.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote