nagged
Example Sentences
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As summer enters its final laps, at last I have the answer to a question that has nagged at me for more than half a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
And that was probably one of the things that nagged at him along that trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Boland nagged away, having Will Jacks athletically caught by Carey, once again up to the stumps.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
And when I returned in the fall of 2023 to watch Pretzel again, the feeling nagged at me that maybe I could.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
Something nagged at him, poked his heart, but he pushed it aside for the moment.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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