harped on
Example Sentences
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For centuries the finest medical minds harped on attuning a balance among the four humors—sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic—in tender young constitutions by adjusting the proportions of hot-cold and moist-dry elements in the diet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Something that coach Coen's harped on is just going 1-0 every week," says Little.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
The coach who harped on building “championship habits” said the Lakers have delivered that standard in just 16 games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
On Monday, Muhammad harped on the importance of limiting explosive plays, an area he says significant progress has been made in practice.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
I harped on this so loud and long that my exhausted father, in desperate need of peace, said, “All right, Callie. I’ll pay you a nickel.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
