harping on

Example Sentences

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"They are harping on about getting more disabled people in employment," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

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

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

I am constantly harping on the fact that L.A. has amazing, curated boutiques like Mohawk General Store, elevated brands like Ghiaia Cashmere blowing up the menswear scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

They probably also thought there was no need to keep harping on about the union being perpetual.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023

I never had one hour’s happiness in her society, and yet my mind all round the four-and-twenty hours was harping on the happiness of having her with me unto death.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens