had badgered
- past perfect of badger.
Example Sentences
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Kelly, who works as an overnight stocker, claims in his lawsuit that Bing was his supervisor and had badgered him since the start of his employment at the Walmart in August 2022.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
He claimed the News Corp titan had badgered him at a dinner in February 1997 to rethink his direction on Europe.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
He quickly joined the Sounders’ marching band, Sound Wave, and had badgered the Kraken since 2020 hoping to become their organist.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Turner, a friend of Freeman’s who for years had badgered him during games about coming to LA, said he sporadically texted Freeman over the winter about “how good he would look in Dodger blue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
Sybil and Molly encouraged her—they had badgered her into their pastime—but the quilt was botched.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
