PESTER in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PESTER, such as:

1. She tried to shake him off but he continued to pester her.
2. He saw a brigade going to the relief of its pestered fellows.
3. I am so sorry to pester you but this is a project for orphans.
4. You don't know how Kutuzov is pestered since his appointment as Commander in Chief.
5. Presently some chance whim came to the pestering blur, and it began to coil heavily away.

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 Meanings and Examples of PESTER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
pester
 v.  trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
Classic Sentence:
1  His remark that Ashley needed pestering stung her, for there was more truth in it than she liked to admit.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
2  Presently some chance whim came to the pestering blur, and it began to coil heavily away.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
3  The sons of all the chief men among you are pestering my mother to marry them against her will.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK II
4  He developed the acute exasperation of a pestered animal, a well-meaning cow worried by dogs.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
5  He saw a brigade going to the relief of its pestered fellows.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
6  You don't know how Kutuzov is pestered since his appointment as Commander in Chief.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
Example Sentence:
1  I am so sorry to pester you but this is a project for orphans.
2  She tried to shake him off but he continued to pester her.