Example Sentences

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Beyond that, the main point of similarity between Bessette and Diana is that the paparazzi hounded both – Diana to death, and Bessette to resentful exhaustion.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Magnussen, who said he voted three times for Trump, expressed sympathy for immigration agents trying to do their jobs while hounded by observers with cameras and whistles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

"That is why among the eight candidates, I am the most hounded, I am the most harassed, I am the most feared."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Stokes, whose side has been hounded by the media in Australia and come under enormous pressure back home, added that there was no room for complacency and it had been made clear to the players.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

It was like the third degree, only he was both interrogator and suspect, both tough cop and hounded prisoner, a cruel spotlight pinning him in a blinding circle of light.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier