hounded

Example Sentences

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She has done so without being hounded by her big sister.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The Old Firm are playing catch-up while being hounded from below.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

Magnussen, who said he voted three times for Trump, expressed sympathy for immigration agents trying to do their jobs while hounded by observers with cameras and whistles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

As the drifters came along, being hounded out of town, Grandma g ave them a good feed and a beer to wet their whistles.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck