harry
verb (used with object)
to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer.
had harried
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past perfectof harry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But over time, despite its dystopian origins, it had harried students and busy coders buying bottles and powders in bulk.
From The Verge ● Mar. 1, 2022
Gone was the man who had harried Mr. Trump for his failed business ventures.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2016
Under French-trained General Estigarribia the Paraguayans, born short-end fighters, had harried the Bolivians northwestward across the jungle to the Pilcomayo River, backed them up against their last Chaco stronghold, Fort Ballivian.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jasper Swope had promised to protect them whenever they blew their horns, but it was two days since they had seen him, and the two Americanos had harried them like hawks.
From Hidden Water by Dixon, Maynard
It was the fear that had harried them both, and to which neither had referred.
From Nobody's Child by Dejeans, Elizabeth
