Etymology
Origin of hounding
Example Sentences
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Her only sin was being right too early and too often — and the world never stopped hounding her for it.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Spitzer set the mold for the modern, powerful state attorney general by ruthlessly hounding Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Plus, hounding bears in the woods would have no impact on the bears knocking over neighborhood trash cans and sneaking into ice cream stores.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
The inquest heard sections of the media had been "hounding" the presenter over the alleged assault of Lewis Burton, which she denied.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
He was trying to fight it—whatever feeling had been hounding him.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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