pestering
Example Sentences
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Worn down by pestering, our parents relented and allowed ginger ale at Sunday dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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 order barred him from harassing, pestering or intimidating Harshita, and he also had to pay police £480 in costs.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
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
He liked the new anbaric drill very much, and when Mr. Taphouse, after much pestering, let him try it, he liked it even more.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
