Example Sentences

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“What is bugging me is I think our voter rolls may be more accurate than this database,” Phillips said.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

If authorities or even local custodians tell you to leave because your drone is bugging people, maybe don’t give the flying community a bad name by insisting you have rights.

From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2021

You may want to turn off the lights in a room along with covering the windows completely so that you can see any strange lights that indicate that there is bugging equipment hidden somewhere.

From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018

Now my friend is bugging me for an explanation, and “I don’t want to” doesn’t seem to hold water with her.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2018

In their room at the Sleepy Inn, Malcolm is bugging the hell out of Annabelle, who is sprawled on the bed in her monkey pajamas.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti