nagged

Example Sentences

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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

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

Carroll said Friday one thing that could help is second-year running back Kenneth Walker III having finally gotten past a shoulder injury that has nagged him the past few weeks.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

Something nagged at the back of his brain.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins