nag

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

"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

Still, in the weeks and months following the decoder experiments, the unsettling implications of the device began to nag at him.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

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

“Well, I try not to nag him,” I said, straightening my skirt.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck