How to Use harass in a Sentence

harass

verb
  • He claims that he is being unfairly harassed by the police.
  • She was constantly harassed by the other students.
  • The chipmunks will come up to the window and harass them.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The watchers would have to pledge not to harass voters.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2021
  • In the real world, this won’t happen, but the agents will harass the middle class.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • Mejia was scared more people would come in to harass them — or worse.
    Ben Goggin, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The bus is full, and the officials only harass four of us.
    Alán Pelaez Lopez, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The conflict began five years ago when the poster's son, Marc, was harassed by Nicky and her friends.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From inside the skate park, 23-year-old Alegria yelled at the deputies to stop harassing the kids.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Did Kang ever tell the swimmers to stop harassing the girl?
    Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • And people aren’t going to pay that kind of money just to harass me.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 May 2022
  • The officer told the man to return to his home and not harass the landscapers.
    cleveland, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Court records show he was charged with harassing phone calls and written threats to cause harm.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And these trolls came on to those pages and started to harass the family members.
    CBS News, 1 June 2022
  • As with all teams coached by Leonard Hamilton, this squad wants to harass ball-handlers.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2021
  • There were no school uniforms, and the gang members on campus didn’t harass him.
    New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Either way, your mom should speak to the family and urge them to stop harassing you.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Bieber asked her fans to stop harassing people, once and for all, in her full statement.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 June 2023
  • In 2019, the court declined to hear the case of a man who said his former boyfriend sent people to harass him using the dating app Grindr.
    David McCabe, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Grimes added online users have harassed, stalked, and called the workplace of her family and friends.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Har says the guards did not harass anyone physically, but the captives were most afraid for the 17-year-old girl.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The Chiefs’ defense continued to harass Musch, sacking him for a safety with 1:53 left in the half.
    Jimmy Lay, al, 3 Sep. 2021
  • One raven will harass a dog that is trying to eat until the dog finally attempts to catch the bird.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The noise would serve two purposes: to alert others of danger and further harass the bear.
    Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022
  • The group started harassing Lee, 36, before Lewis and Spencer began to punch, kick and beat her with sticks.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This is not the first time Russian fighter jets have harassed American planes over the Black Sea.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2023
  • All of the women were living in private rental housing at the time they were harassed, according to the study.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
  • With 20 sacks, the Gators hope to harass Johnson into mistakes.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The owner asked to not have his store identified or his name published for fear that he would be harassed.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The family ended up moving after being harassed by constant visitors at their home.
    Kait Hanson, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025

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