were badgering
- past progressive of badger.
Example Sentences
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Creditors were badgering them; they were about to lose their house.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
"Did she lie that you were badgering her or pestering her?"
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2021
When two newspapers offered copies of the Talmud to subscribers at 25% discount, they were flooded with orders from parents whose children were badgering them for a copy of the Jewish Bible.
From Time Magazine Archive
It could not have been worse for you—and I suppose it was of you that he was thinking most while those infernal lawyers were badgering him in court.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph
Here," said Hollanden, wheeling to them suddenly, "you all look as if you were badgering Hawker, and he looks badgered.
From The Third Violet by Crane, Stephen
