Example Sentences

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I didn't think there was a reason to do so until about a year ago, when my doctor recommended I cut out certain foods to address a few health issues that had been nagging me.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2023

But then he had surgery on his hip, which had been nagging him for years.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Her shoulder had been nagging her through the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2022

Court documents say Hartman told police she had been nagging him.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2019

What was it about the understone funds that had been nagging at the back of Dallas’s brain?

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech