nag
verb (used with object)
to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
has nagged
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present perfectof nag (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As summer enters its final laps, at last I have the answer to a question that has nagged at me for more than half a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Carroll said Friday one thing that could help is second-year running back Kenneth Walker III having finally gotten past a shoulder injury that has nagged him the past few weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
What he has chosen to do now isn’t to capture the moment or stand out in a crowded market, but to write the book that has nagged at him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Ever since that day, a deceptively simple question has nagged at Suckale, a geophysicist at Stanford University: What causes the dramatic transformation in texture, seen in lavas worldwide?
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 9, 2023
Since the day we arrived, Mother has nagged us to write letters home to our classmates at Bethlehem High, and not one of us has done it yet.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
