pestering
Example Sentences
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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 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
The perception from many is that pestering issues aren’t being addressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
But it still took many, many months of persuasive pestering before Dasch received a new German passport and a ticket back to Germany.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
