Example Sentences

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But while many people have been enjoying the combination of victory over an old rival and a feeling of things getting a bit back to normal, there have been nagging doubts for others.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2021

Nor does he sound any different; there are the singsong sentences that often rise towards the end, as he asks one of those big questions that have been nagging away at him all his life.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2016

Among the questions that have been nagging at me, I’ve been perhaps most concerned about the ways I may have been broish in my literary work.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2016

A yes vote from the German parliament is not in doubt, although there have been nagging questions for chancellor Angela Merkel about divisions within her own conservative ranks.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2015

“Can I tell you something? Ever since we moved up from elementary school, my parents have been nagging me to make new friends. They say Steph is more like us.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan