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

The perception from many is that pestering issues aren’t being addressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

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

I do not want to be home with my parents and their pestering questions.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari