hassle
noun
a disorderly dispute.
had hassled
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past perfectof hassle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Eventually they settled on Lynyrd Skynyrd, a bastardization of Leonard Skinner, a gym teacher who had hassled them in high school because of their long hair.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Mr. Murray recalled him standing up fearlessly to police officers who had hassled him.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2017
Twice Bull had hassled with Brannon in their F-8’s, and twice he had come away believing that Brannon was either an incompetent fighter pilot or a coward.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
She had also begun helping my mother around the salon, refusing payment, and had hassled the editor of the Lily Press to run Gabriel’s photo on the front page until he was found.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
