How to Use nag in a Sentence

nag

1 of 2 verb
  • He kept nagging her until she agreed to see the movie.
  • All you ever do is nag.
  • My parents are always nagging me to clean my room.
  • Mom's always nagging me about my hair.
  • Quit nagging! I already said I'm not going.
  • The retread vibe does nag a bit, though.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Those kids went home and nagged their parents.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Figure out what’s nagging you in the back of your mind.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Something else had been nagging at him, too.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • So don't push through that nagging feeling.
    — Tiffany Aliche, SELF, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Teenagers used to nag parents for the car keys or a little extra cash.
    — Oyin Adedoyin, WSJ, 18 June 2023
  • Oblique injuries can nag and return dates are hard to predict.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
  • That process, too, has nagged at her confidence and her resolve.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • But that night, the interaction nagged at her.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Lowry has been dealing with nagging knee soreness for much of the season.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Keeping on top of that is like constantly nagging your kids at home to tidy their room.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Cherono nagged the Marathon Chase and a $10,000 bonus.
    — Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But his promise to visit Bolduc’s widow nagged at him.
    — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Listen to yourself if something is nagging you or doesn't feel right and speak up.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Will her sense of completism nag at you, even incline you toward boredom?
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But the unresolved nature of his mother’s case nagged at him.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The one nagging doubt about him is his durability.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And the girls were forever nagging their mother to be careful.
    — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • Realmuto has dealt with nagging back and foot injuries this season.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But in the final moments, when Carol is back in her coach seat on the plane, something nags at her.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
  • One thought is starting to nag a little—that the remaining leg of the journey is the shortest.
    — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • This type of slippage would ordinarily nag at me.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That incomplete search of Cliff Jones’ property still nags at her.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 May 2023
  • Sometimes, elders in the family nag them about having a baby.
    — Zixu Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • His one rule for guests is to chase whatever task is nagging at them, but to resist sneaking in actual work.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

nag

2 of 2 noun
  • And why, a small voice nags at me, is my life not as interesting as this?
    — Lance Richardson, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • Let some poor nag so much as lay back his ears and people mutter threats and reach for the nearest club.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Rather, this seems like something that will be a constant nag on the 49ers’ season.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The Out magazine honoree is a nag, just someone in the way of a good time.
    — Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Katie Lowes, who plays Jen, Tom’s wife, wasn’t like a one-dimensional nag.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2022
  • But Helen is a controlling nag, while Emily acts like a bratty child.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In football years, a 15th-century knight in dull armor riding an old swayback nag.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
  • With the world increasingly opening up, there’s no need to spoil dinners or drinks reuniting with friends with the constant nag of a chill.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 1 July 2021
  • But the low point is its treatment of its female characters, who are painted as irritating, know-it-all nags who just get in the way of a good time.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And that the ever-insightful manager of a brilliant fund has spotted a better horse to ride while realizing a loss on a horse that turned out to be a nag.
    — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • In the earliest and most predictable part of the show, the half-dozen Thoughts are a chorus line of nags operating from a hive mind of self-hostility.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2024
  • And Windows 10 users can expect constant nags through the next year, regardless of the ESU in place.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Microsoft has also tried to upsell its OneDrive cloud storage with constant nags in Windows 11.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Darius Dotch has been invariably impressive on area stages over the past several years, but he’s handicapped by Shider making Hines’ husband a one-note nag.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Microsoft is now helping drive PC sales, interrupting users with nags to upgrade their systems before Windows 10 support expires.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

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