pester
Example Sentences
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And I never needed to pester him for stories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
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
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
When we tired of singing, we would pester Grandma to show us her feet.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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