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nagged

  • past participle of nag.
  • past tense form of nag.

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And when I returned in the fall of 2023 to watch Pretzel again, the feeling nagged at me that maybe I could.

From Slate Apr. 8, 2025

Murray, who was nagged by a strained left calf during the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, has been bothered by right elbow pain in the past.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2024

But the question of what exactly the brief exchange was all about nagged at me for the rest of the day.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2024

These arguably hairsplitting thoughts nagged at me thanks to my job as a congressional correspondent focused on federal spending.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2024

Now irritation beyond reason swept them all, since they were nagged by fear that he could string it.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer