hounded
Example Sentences
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But she was the one that the paparazzi hounded most fiercely, feeding malicious tabloid coverage focused on her body image and weight.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The woman described how Robertson hounded her with an "obsessive" amount of calls and voicemails, and sent gifts to theatres where she was performing.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
His Othello is hounded into a betrayal of his probity and hard-earned honor not just by the villainy of Iago but by the demons of his past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“She was just hounded and just critiqued with terrible jokes,” Perry said, but she didn’t back down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
After that, hounded by what happened in a Philippine jungle and the ghosts of a thousand men who didn’t escape it, his steadfast disdain for cowardice turned to obsession.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
