harassed

Example Sentences

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"They want to drive in areas where they're most comfortable and, in their minds, feel they're not going to be harassed."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Kemish said his team had identified several groups from across Nottingham and West Bridgford who harassed the public and shop workers, and that some saw their behaviour as "pranks".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Mills told reporters Tuesday he has never sexually harassed his staff, that he’s not under indictment, and that “it was essentially just something where it was a bad breakup.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

When they went foraging in the woods, Powhatans often harassed them, and coexistence between the two groups was uneasy.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz