badgered

Example Sentences

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Later headlines would say that Solanas believed Warhol “controlled her life” and that he had “legal claim” over her self-published writing, which she frequently badgered him to read.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Although she performed as a hostess in Washington—she preferred it greatly to Albany—she badgered Seward almost constantly to give up politics and settle for a quiet life lawyering in Auburn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

For months, Meta’s algorithm badgered me to buy a little piece of plastic mounted on a magnet.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

“We talk about it all the time, but it’s really so cruel and so bad for someone’s mental health, just to keep getting badgered all the time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

I started the car and pulled out of the parking lot, but all her teamwork stuff aside, I still felt like I was getting badgered into something, and I wanted the last word.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green