nag at
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Years later, even as he went on to reestablish himself, that reality still seems to nag at Jagr.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022
“Is nostalgia itself a failure to deal with the present day? Are you in retreat? That was something that started to nag at me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021
“It’s something you have to learn how to do, and if you don’t do it, being the star on the team, they’re going to always nag at you,” Strawberry said.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018
He doesn’t feel this always, just enough to nag at him, settling over his thoughts like a web.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
