hassle
noun
a disorderly dispute.
Example Sentences
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When BBC Scotland News visited, two workmen painting road markings said they had been "hassled" by locals while going about their jobs.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Despite his well-known opposition to the ballot measure, no one hassled him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Crowley has typically sidestepped questions about sexism or bullying in her own rise through the ranks, saying she had an intrinsic sense of how to deal with men who hassled her on the job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025
Among Lexie Manion’s memories of her junior year of high school in New Jersey was the experience of being regularly hassled by a school nurse who was trying to weigh her.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024
She hassled me about everything, and sometimes I enjoyed provoking her.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
