harry
verb (used with object)
to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer.
were harrying
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past progressiveof harry.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Willkie observed that when Congressional committees were harrying him and his fellow businessmen, he had kept mum lest he be accused of self-interest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Pompano stood high in the fleet of U.S. submarines that were harrying the enemy's supply line, wrecking his shipping.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was not long before privateers in his name were harrying the Spanish vessels and swooping down upon the ports held by the Spaniards.
From A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. by Clayton Edwards
Sir Robert Umfraville met and checked another company that were harrying Coquetdale.
From Northumberland Yesterday and To-day by Jean F. (Jean Finlay) Terry
But while Heraclius and Chosroës were harrying each other's realms events of world-wide importance had been taking place in the Arabian peninsula.
From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman
