Example Sentences

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Sometimes an odd, awkward thing, and at times a naggingly modern thing, but mostly a good thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson, also winning his first cap, was naggingly accurate to pick up two wickets.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2021

Genius at full throttle, it’s got everything – a naggingly infectious melody, an impassioned vocal and incredible lyrics that depict his marriage collapsing in the third person.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2020

There’s a revolution going on; it’s just low-key and naggingly enigmatic — like the faces on the screen, a little too easily wiped away.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2015

Often the teachers were impatient and cross but never naggingly cruel.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith