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
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
It is supposed that the hoard was buried when sea-robbers were harrying the coast, and that he who hid it did not live to come back.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by C. A. Dawson Scott
But the imperial alliance had made England an enemy of her brother of Cleves, whose territory the Emperor’s troops were harrying with fire and sword; and her position in England was a most difficult one.
From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume
