niggling

Example Sentences

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Niggling injuries, along with the pandemic, disrupted his progress.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

That is a sad truth of investing: Niggling little fees weigh heavily over extended periods.

From New York Times • May 7, 2016

Niggling question: If this older chap is sound enough in mind and body to drive a sportscar at high speeds on public roads, why has he been issued a home health aide?

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2016

Niggling injuries meant Schleck had struggled to reach the same heights in the past three years and he abandoned the 2014 Tour before it resumed in France following its UK start.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2014

Niggling thoughts about what I could expect when I got to Bristol worried me.��

From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John