How to Use harp on in a Sentence

harp on

verb
  • Growing up, my pops would always harp on it.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • The goalie coach also harped on details.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Mizzou fell short in some of the things that Gates has harped on.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Those qualms are valid, but harping on them misses the point.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • She’s harped on it to us constantly for the last three years or so.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That’s why Tom Brady harps on mental reps.
    — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Brown harped on next-play speed as a solution to his team’s fast break struggles.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Coach has been harping on us all week about defense, defense, defense.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But one way to get to that elite level is continuously harping on it.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Thurston said that she's been focused on living life and tries not to waste her time harping on the severity of her disease.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • So much success, and yet commentators harped on his size and his bruising, physical style of play.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2026
  • At the start of the offseason, Breslow harped on the idea of needing more home run potential.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • These are the kinds of assurances that candidates make when everyone keeps harping on their age.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Not wishing to harp on about Dame Joan’s age, but were there any problems with insurance bonds for the film?
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • Within half a year, that detail — obsessively imagined, harped on, even — was up for debate again.
    — Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Winston added that neither the Grammys, nor Cher, are harping on the mistake.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Heck, one agent still harps on me not dubbing one of his clients All-Rookie First Team half a decade ago.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • To Peterson’s point, no one will harp on the dramatics of his season if KU goes on a deep run.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Miller and his staff have harped on those issues all season, especially since the Longhorns can’t shake their instinct to foul late in a shot clock.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
  • After the loss to the Rockets, Brown once again harped on his team’s inability to begin games on the right foot.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Much of that success was due to Whitmer’s harping on having a poker face and a next-play mentality.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • His content has ranged from all different types, from commentary on current events to responding to trolls who harp on his past substance abuse.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • LaFleur, the Packers’ eighth-year coach, has been harping on finishing throughout practices this spring.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • But more recently, he’s harped on perception, saying smaller market fans worry their teams can’t compete.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • One of the president's biggest beefs with Greene was about her harping on Jeffrey Epstein.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The alleged manifesto also harped on what was described as a sweeping lack of security at the hotel where the dinner was held.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of harping on the skills employers think Gen Z is lacking, our only option is to do something about it.
    — Allison Danielsen, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of harping on the negatives and problems, center and rest your energy on the positives and protect your peace to wash away some of your worries.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • At several points this season, Kansas coach Lance Leipold has harped on two issues that have hampered his team’s offense.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • After months of harping on these errors in film study and practices, Kerr finally went to an unconventional method to inspire change.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026

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