nag

I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

Then in the script, I'm the nag parent, and Luke Kirby gets to be the fun one, so that nature starts to feed it.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024

"Richard was incredibly keen on transplants and he used to nag me, 'what do you want to do?' and I was a bit wishy washy about it and wouldn't really answer."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024

He also this week said "Yeah" in response to an X message that "No steering wheel nag will be a *game changer* for FSD user satisfaction."

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023

Harvard...Harvard men...In spite of everything the buried memories rose up to nag him.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Sister Maria nags the girls about dirty rooms and overloaded washing machines, and conducts room checks twice a month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Still, it nags, especially given Alvarez’s commitment elsewhere to grungy practical sets and props.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

But at the top of that list, people who know him say, is a concern that nags at him as a father: the legal problems of his son, Hunter Biden.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

That’s why figures like Shaper, Stockwell, and Fillmore are accused of being finger-wagging nags, while doctors like Ellison are smeared as industry pawns jeopardizing public health for financial gain.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2023

“Why do I have to do it?” he nags.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

And when I returned in the fall of 2023 to watch Pretzel again, the feeling nagged at me that maybe I could.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025

Murray, who was nagged by a strained left calf during the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, has been bothered by right elbow pain in the past.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

But the question of what exactly the brief exchange was all about nagged at me for the rest of the day.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

These arguably hairsplitting thoughts nagged at me thanks to my job as a congressional correspondent focused on federal spending.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

He nagged at me for reassurance for a good five minutes, with me turning every few yards to glower at Lamar and Sam Houston to make them keep their distance.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised interest rates Wednesday in what appeared to be a tentative move by policy makers to combat nagging inflation pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

As his mother’s grief and legal battles to get Fadi home worsen her mental health, Sattouf’s own life is upended by high school, hormones, heartbreak — and a nagging uncertainty.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

But Henry was superb, nagging away with wicketkeeper Tom Blundell up to the stumps.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Looking ahead: Powell, in his final press conference, admitted inflation is still a nagging problem five years after it spiked, but he said he sees no signs the economy is sputtering.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Despite his bland supper, despite the nagging message broadcast in his head, and despite the uncertainty of his plan, he felt a stirring in his heart, a good feeling that might pass for hope.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart