pestering

Example Sentences

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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

As she waits for her fiancé, who is delayed by inclement weather, to arrive, her guests buzz around her like candy-colored flies, pestering her.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

Davide Ancelotti had been pestering his father, Carlo, to make one particular substitution.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Tory and Balog were able to retrieve Stewie’s decomposing carcass after pestering We Care with calls and texts from different numbers and leaving several negative reviews online.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

“This is Jiang Xi-reng’s daughter. She’s pestering me to see her father.”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang