Example Sentences

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“My family has been bugging me to retire for at least 10 years,” she said.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

But this past year another issue has been bugging me.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2021

My dad has been bugging me over the phone and via text to send her a special thank-you card before everyone else’s because she gave us $5,000, and we had a fight about it.

From Slate • May 23, 2019

This fact has been bugging me for at least a week.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2017

“I’m not saying names, but somebody has been bugging me for a hellhound or a dragon. Since a dragon ain’t happening, a hellhound it is.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas