pestered

Example Sentences

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He pestered his parents and friends about the risks of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Surely only Williams pestered the woman about it afterwards.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

As we explored, I pestered Endro for the names of the trees we passed.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

He is regularly pestered in the local pub for stories of his wild upbringing surrounded by lions and baboons in the middle of the English countryside.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

My classmates, motivated by a desire to “save” me, pestered me until I all but reached the breaking point.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright