harping on

Example Sentences

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"We need reinforcements, but I don't want to keep harping on about it. I don't need to beg for players that we need."

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

Throughout the hearing, he kept harping on the word "anonymous," implying that the press made up the stories.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Kavanaugh then pivoted, harping on “detransitioners”—people who transitioned, and then stopped identifying as transgender.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

That’s where you really hear people harping on, ‘Oh, was it a crime?’ and in those kinds of terms, and there is just so much missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

It was my mom who was always harping on her, but this sort of feels like maybe Lucy got the last word.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy