hounded
Example Sentences
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His Othello is hounded into a betrayal of his probity and hard-earned honor not just by the villainy of Iago but by the demons of his past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Brunson, hounded mercilessly by the Spurs, didn't make a basket until the second quarter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
She has done so without being hounded by her big sister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Beyond that, the main point of similarity between Bessette and Diana is that the paparazzi hounded both – Diana to death, and Bessette to resentful exhaustion.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
It was like the third degree, only he was both interrogator and suspect, both tough cop and hounded prisoner, a cruel spotlight pinning him in a blinding circle of light.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
