badgering

Example Sentences

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My agents always call me “Dr. No” because I know no matter what, even if I’m not consciously aware of it, it’s there just badgering me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Costco raised its fees in 2024 — the first such increase in seven years — after months of badgering from Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Those of ancient lineage may be thinking of the infamous LBJ phone call badgering the head of ABC to get college-football broadcasts for Lady Bird’s TV station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

She added: "Your constant pestering, badgering and, eventually, attendance at their home address on a dark evening in December was unwarranted."

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

It was very bad-mannered—very bad-mannered indeed—to tell a badger to stop badgering.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman