hassling

Example Sentences

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Su’s buyers, who include many of America’s biggest retailers, have largely stopped hassling him to shift more production from China, in part because they recognize the efficiency of Chinese manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“But he’d much rather be on set every day, meeting actors, hassling the marketing team, dealing with the studio. He just loves the job. His passion for it seems kind of endless.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

A few months ago, it would have been hard to fathom federal authorities hassling Tesla over pretty much anything.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

A Southern sea otter, nicknamed Otter 841, has been hassling surfers at Santa Cruz, California's Steamer Lane all summer.

From DOGO News • Aug. 25, 2023

And after that, they stopped hassling me whenever they saw me on the rez.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie