Example Sentences
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This came amid reports of demonstrators stopping and harassing some motorists.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed the attacks by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week as “low harassing fire.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Joint Chiefs Chair General Dan Caine called the strikes “more low harassing fire right now” while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Iran hasn’t violated the cease-fire deal.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Central Command said it used Apache helicopters to sink the Iranian speedboats that were harassing traffic in the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
One time Alex attempted to communicate to a mother that her kids were harassing us and calling us names.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
