pestering

Example Sentences

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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

She added: "Your constant pestering, badgering and, eventually, attendance at their home address on a dark evening in December was unwarranted."

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

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

The pestering sparked the Bruins’ 11-0 run that Cal broke thanks to some luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

“This is Jiang Xi-reng’s daughter. She’s pestering me to see her father.”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang