How to Use hassle in a Sentence

hassle

1 of 2 noun
  • He got into a hassle with his landlord.
  • They've had to deal with flight delays and all of the other hassles of holiday travel.
  • All this paperwork is a hassle.
  • And that's where the Karen name isn't worth the hassle.
    Tim Botos, The Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Pop these wings in the oven and get all the flavor with way less hassle.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For most of us, losing a pound wouldn’t be worth the hassle.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2022
  • It’s all the conveniences of the Big Apple without any of the hassle.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: Assembly can be a hassle due to how many parts come with the grill.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • No one wanted to deal with the hassle of Election Day lines.
    Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Cohen seems to think that all the hassle is worth testing his luck.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Aside from the slight charging hassle, there’s not much to nitpick.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The lounge also took the hassle out of trekking to the public bathrooms, bars, and food stands throughout SoFi.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Commenters on the post weighed in, with many agreeing about the hassles of bill-splitting.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Our experts agreed that drapes are a bit of a hassle to deal with when styling a bay window.
    House Beautiful, 3 June 2023
  • Buckle up and get ready to drive off in your dream car without the usual hassle and stress.
    Kat Hnatyshyn, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • As a woman, save yourself the hassle and buy a man’s groin trimmer.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Check whether there are wheels so moving your treadmill around won’t be a hassle.
    Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Keep in Mind Its pieces are not meant to be separated, so could be a hassle to clean.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
  • As for us grown-ups, driving kids places sucks, and if your kid can ride a bike instead then that’s less hassle for you.
    Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Wrinkles can ruin the look of any outfit, but the idea of pulling out your iron and ironing board can feel like too much of a hassle.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Four Corners’ idea is designed to take away this hassle.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The rising water was at once a hassle and a reminder of why the work being done here is so vital.
    Boyce Upholt, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2022
  • This handy pet roller will make the process of removing unwanted pet hair from your home less of a hassle.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Besides, switching from iOS to Android can be more of a hassle than waiting a few weeks for a new phone.
    Joanna Stern, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The change will be a blow to travelers and commuters who use the service to save time and eliminate hassle.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Share Tweet Pin Email Vacations are meant to improve your life, not add stress and hassle.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Enjoy a Hassle-Free Process Selling your car on your own can sound like a hassle.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Believe it or not, finding a holiday gift for dad doesn't have to be a hassle.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The humble hashbrown patty takes the crown this year for being perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside—without the hassle of making your own.
    Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
  • This recipe feels fancy but comes without the typical holiday hassle.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
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hassle

2 of 2 verb
  • I'm sick of being hassled by telemarketers.
  • Other kids were always hassling her because she was overweight.
  • I don't have time to hassle with you about this! Just do what I tell you to do!
  • You should not be hassled for driving through the state.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 May 2020
  • The promise for consumers in all this is less hassle finding a place to live.
    Peter Rudegeair, WSJ, 19 June 2019
  • Its pass rush has a chance to hassle Jefferson as well.
    Christopher Smith, al, 12 Oct. 2021
  • That’s how the IRS was able to hassle conservative groups.
    Bradley A. Smith, WSJ, 9 May 2018
  • And the Arkansas defense is fully aware that if Knight hassled them last year, Mond could do the same.
    Eric Bolin, ajc, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Roll it up and Dad can easily fit it in his carry-on sans hassle.
    Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
  • This is supposed to be the age of the universal player, in which even goalscorers press and tackle and hassle and harry.
    Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, 3 June 2017
  • But many would qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, which surely would make all the tax-time hassle very much worth it.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2023
  • No one wants to hassle with an appliance that's frustrating to use.
    Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • But Don Brown's front seven is going to have to hassle quarterbacks a lot early this year.
    Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Inclement weather could hassle airlines and travelers in the days ahead as well.
    Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Over the past month, riders with bike-hailing startups have also been hassled by union agents to pay five times the original price of union dues.
    Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 22 July 2019
  • And they aren't hassled in these often isolated small ponds and wetlands.
    Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Police were called and church members who fit the description were hassled by police.
    Jaweed Kaleem, latimes.com, 30 May 2018
  • Willing to hassle people of any age, with no lower limit.
    Alicia Oltuski, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Many insurers, Cuban explains, have felt spurned or hassled by PBMs, too.
    Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Many expect the company to finally get back into the graphics game enough to hassle Nvidia too.
    Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Leaving Al Aqsa, a group of yeshiva students spotted my Islamic prayer rug and hassled and heckled me all the way to the hotel.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2023
  • When Moncada strolled past Ken Williams the next day, the Sox team president jokingly hassled him.
    Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The inmates posed basic questions, the ones that hassle all voters and are only trickier to answer in jail.
    Jake Sheridan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • George has proven himself to be one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, and having Powell back in the lineup means the Clips have one more perimeter guy who can hassle the Pels' stars.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2022
  • With its own entrance and parking area, the gym offers an environment where the players won’t feel hassled.
    Kelsey Murrietta, azcentral, 29 Aug. 2019
  • No one hassles anyone else, or judges them, for being in prison — that seems to only happen among middle-class folks outside.
    Tina Jordan, New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • Alas, these kinds of decisions from leaders put everyone at risk -- and give aid and comfort to anti-maskers who hassle those of us who mask.
    CNN, 3 Aug. 2021
  • This model means that customers’ stress levels are reduced and as a result a brand seems easy, hassle free and therefore more likeable.
    Dana Dunne, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • French and Sue are hired by one of their boss’ untrustworthy associates, who asks them to track down somebody who maybe doesn’t deserve to be hassled.
    Noel Murray, latimes.com, 31 May 2018
  • The company added 6 million subscribers last quarter after the streaming company began to hassle users to get their own accounts rather than freeload off another household’s.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 July 2023

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