Example Sentences

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Federal agents said they became aware last summer that Medina was pestering Santos with text messages and videos claiming he could “get everything dropped, evidence that is on you removed.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Cellphone records indicated he was pestering her with frequent phone calls, and he left vague apologies for her in voicemails that pointed to his guilt without explicitly admitting to touching her, documents show.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2021

“In fact, at the time, Ms. Zervos, who initiated most of those calls, was pestering Mr. Trump for a job.”

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2019

He answered tersely, bothered that someone was pestering him so early in the morning.

From The Verge • Nov. 4, 2015

The market made no sense, but that didn’t stop other Wall Street firms from jumping into it, in part because Mike Burry was pestering them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis