hassling

Example Sentences

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Su’s buyers, who include many of America’s biggest retailers, have largely stopped hassling him to shift more production from China, in part because they recognize the efficiency of Chinese manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

A few months ago, it would have been hard to fathom federal authorities hassling Tesla over pretty much anything.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025

Prior to the arrest, she had been hassling patrons at local businesses along the highway and told shoppers at Circle K that she had been robbed, Johnson told the Mail.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

A Southern sea otter, nicknamed Otter 841, has been hassling surfers at Santa Cruz, California's Steamer Lane all summer.

From DOGO News • Aug. 25, 2023

“I’m sorry about hassling you, but for God’s sake! You just cut me off. You—” “It’s OK,” he says, his voice soft.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins