nag at
Example Sentences
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For all that he did this season, the Mariners’ failure to reach to the postseason and his own inconsistencies will nag at him all offseason and motivate him through workouts.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
“I’ve beat myself up about 450 times going through it,” Orlando said, later reiterating that “those things nag at you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2021
I have a third question, maybe just a rewording of the first and second: Doesn’t that nag at you even a little?
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2020
It’s not surprising, therefore, that as we watch storm coverage, in the back of our minds we nag at ourselves to prepare: to stock up on flashlight batteries, drinking water, canned food.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2018
I think back to all the times I’ve heard Grandma nag at him about his blood pressure and not eating too much salt.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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