harped on

Example Sentences

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"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

Bienemy also harped on several of Howell’s passes being deflected, yelling that there were “way too many balls on the ground.”

From Washington Times • May 31, 2023

Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, "harped on his absence" in her closing statement to the jury this morning.

From Salon • May 8, 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