pester

Example Sentences

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Louis testified he felt guilty about setting up Daniel, but he wasn’t above pestering Halem and Ben for a cut of the profits.

From Los Angeles Times

For the next three days Cato was at the Haarlem police station from early morning until curfew, pestering Dutch and Germans alike to let her see her husband.

From Literature

But why were they pestering me now, when I wasn’t near any gold?

From Literature

I knew the friends and neighbors residing there wouldn’t pester me about Wonders—or anything else.

From Literature

And I never needed to pester him for stories.

From The Wall Street Journal