hassled

Example Sentences

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The allegations led to Alexander being kicked out of the department, and he said that he continued to get hassled whenever he visited his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Despite his well-known opposition to the ballot measure, no one hassled him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Among Lexie Manion’s memories of her junior year of high school in New Jersey was the experience of being regularly hassled by a school nurse who was trying to weigh her.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

But he also said he was tired of the Paterson police, of being worried he was going to be arrested or hassled.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

“As in that cop who hassled us last night?”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben