pestering

Example Sentences

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Become a real nuisance and tech boosters will eventually give up, handing the future back to the pestering, teeming masses.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

The idea for Campus Guardian Angel came from Justin Marston, a British entrepreneur and Mithril co-founder, who saw videos of small Ukrainian drones pestering Russian soldiers with guns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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 • Mar. 24, 2026

"Every couple of days she's pestering me asking if I've looked at dresses or done anything, and I've not," McColgan revealed.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

I became so used to her noise—chattering, whining, pestering, laughing, crying—that my ear went on hearing it even when it stopped.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli