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
Louis testified he felt guilty about setting up Daniel, but he wasn’t above pestering Halem and Ben for a cut of the profits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 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 we stand and begin to climb the embankment back to the road, Samir resumes his good-natured pestering.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
