harassed
Example Sentences
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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
As the newly elected mayor of Anaheim in 1978, he angered the city’s Police Department by suggesting the creation of a citizens oversight commission after residents complained that officers regularly harassed and beat them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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
Even when we were able to see them, consultations were harassed and cut short.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
