niggling

Example Sentences

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On a separate farewell podcast for paid subscribers, Maron and his longtime producer Brendan McDonald explained that the relentless workload was tiring and articulated a niggling feeling that the show belonged to a different era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The prospect of cuts has helped push world markets ever higher this year, offsetting niggling worries about stretched valuations in the tech sector.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Huw Jones is going through an individual routine with one of the Lions conditioners as the Scotland centre recovers from a niggling Achilles problem.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

A painful and niggling neck problem that emerged in the second round of the Players only served to increase his determination to become the first to defend the title.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

They were younger, coarser men who enforced every niggling regulation, whose job was to harass and demoralize us.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela