harass

Example Sentences

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A federal judge last week threw out a pair of subpoenas, ruling they were improper and designed to harass the Fed chair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In the complaint, Seitz alleged that Austin, Hernandez and a third man began to bother and harass him outside after the bar closed, “including by repeatedly reaching for the sunglasses resting on” his head.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

‘This is stressful for my parents’: My siblings harass our mother and father for money.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

In its annual threat assessment last year, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation said "multiple foreign regimes" attempt to monitor, harass and intimidate Australians and Australian residents.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

He had no right to harass Richard, to direct his anger at Richard, and yet she understood why he had.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie