Example Sentences

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Bobo pesters the grown-ups with tons of pushy questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

He described Mr Amro as an "anarchist who frequently pesters IDF soldiers in Hebron".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

On their way to Bill and Frank’s, Ellie pesters Joel with questions about the pandemic, and he explains to her — and to us — more about what happened.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

Mundey, who often pesters Neiko about taking good shots and getting back on defense, yelled from the sideline.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2017

Isabella d’Este pesters a friar in Florence who knows Leonardo.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day