harass
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester.
unharassed
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a word derived from
harass.
Example Sentences
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If the Constitution cannot guarantee the right of Black people to move through the world unharassed on the basis of skin color, then it is not worth the paper it was written on.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2015
Protesters spent the night sleeping or holding vigil unharassed on normally busy roads in the global financial hub.
From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2014
Sinjar, with the northern slope – apparently where the Yazidis’ descent has occurred – left unharassed.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2014
This fall, a group of Occupy Boston protesters brought nearby traffic to a standstill but were unaware of the building’s inhabitants and left it unharassed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2011
She would have to fight the ghosts massed at crossroads for the buns a few thoughtful citizens leave to decoy her away from village and home so that the ancestral spirits could feast unharassed.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
