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

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

Or as Lerner put it in a 2010 interview with NPR: “How do you make moderation sexy, fun and doable without being a nag or a nanny?”

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023

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

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck