hassled

Example Sentences

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When BBC Scotland News visited, two workmen painting road markings said they had been "hassled" by locals while going about their jobs.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Third, the victory belongs to Dave Roberts, the manager who, with this third title, has gone from hassled to the Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Despite his well-known opposition to the ballot measure, no one hassled him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Among Lexie Manion’s memories of her junior year of high school in New Jersey was the experience of being regularly hassled by a school nurse who was trying to weigh her.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

Twice Bull had hassled with Brannon in their F-8’s, and twice he had come away believing that Brannon was either an incompetent fighter pilot or a coward.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy