harassing
Example Sentences
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Central Command said it used Apache helicopters to sink the Iranian speedboats that were harassing traffic in the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
But both Caine and Hegseth downplayed those hostilities, with the general describing it as "low harassing fire" and the Pentagon chief saying that "right now, the ceasefire certainly holds."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
However, last year, a Sound Cymru survey of 500 men in Wales showed 30% of respondents considered catcalling, the act of making a threatening or harassing remark at a person publicly, not to be harmful.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Church officials were also accused of trying to “derail” the case against Masterson by harassing one of the prosecutors assigned to the case.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
“Eww, that was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen,” Sticky said later, when the crisis had passed and the Executives were off harassing other children.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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