On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Harass. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as hassle or bother and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Harass in a sentence
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Harass meaning
- To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
- To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
Synonyms of Harass
Harass vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Harass
- The main meaning on this page is: To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester. | To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester. | To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
- Useful related words include: hassle, bother, get to, rag.
- Possible Dutch translations are: pesten.
- In the example corpus, harass often appears in combinations such as: to harass, and harass, harass the.
Context around Harass
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 15 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harass
- In this selection, "harass" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, weeds, persistently, people, intimidate, park and locals stand out and add context to how "harass" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempts to harass park ranger and bank people harass us daily. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harass" sits close to words such as acquainted, adv and aerodynamic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harass
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bank people harass us daily. (6 words)
And invasive weeds harass a family in the latest from Geico. (11 words)
Some use homemade Molotov cocktails or fireworks to harass Iranian forces. (11 words)
Police said the victim's family has levelled allegations that some accused were trying to harass Jagdish in a property-related matter and as a result he was under great stress and he had even made an audio clip recently. (40 words)
To do away with gender-based discrimination and violence, we must make sure that people know not to sexually harass others — not only when they are prevented from doing so because of a separate bathroom. (35 words)
A thug who was jailed after threatening to throw acid in his ex's face continued to harass her from behind bars while getting drunk off of prison hooch he had brewed behind bars. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A former officer who used police computers to stalk and harass a colleague has been jailed.
And invasive weeds harass a family in the latest from Geico.
Anti-masker attempts to harass park ranger for wearing a mask, but then finds out he's protecting his lungs from metal debris.
Asmongold considers Johnny Somali's actions in Japan to be deliberate and malicious, arguing that he traveled there with the intent to cause disruptions and harass locals, which he finds unacceptable.
Eldritch monsters have mysteriously appeared to ravage and harass the city of Baldur's Gate, and each character has a task to accomplish to stop them.
Extremists among the settlers persistently harass and disrupt Palestinian life, including attacks on villagers.
Police said the victim's family has levelled allegations that some accused were trying to harass Jagdish in a property-related matter and as a result he was under great stress and he had even made an audio clip recently.
Rotshang Dimka, the prosecution counsel, told the court on Friday that Blessing used her Instagram page to “bully, threaten and harass” Folashade Samuels, sister to the late Bimbo Ogbonna, wife to IVD.
Some use homemade Molotov cocktails or fireworks to harass Iranian forces.
The bank people harass us daily.
The father told mediapersons that his daughter had told him that a teacher and the principal used to “harass” her frequently.
The Israeli police said the check-ins were “not meant to intimidate or harass but to gather the necessary information” ahead of the eviction.
Then the Cocaine Bear character came to harass her a bit.
To do away with gender-based discrimination and violence, we must make sure that people know not to sexually harass others — not only when they are prevented from doing so because of a separate bathroom.
Under the terms of the AVO, her daughter must not assault, threaten, stalk, harass, intimidate or recklessly destroy or damage any property belonging to Alberici.
With the right setup, players can drop Watch Towers near enemy resource lines to harass Villagers and force the AI to build units to destroy the player’s towers.
A fast-food restaurant manager hung a picture of a monkey in the workplace and used it to harass black workers, a conference has been told.
A non-molestation order was made by a family court in 2020 to prevent him contacting her but, despite this, he continued to harass her.
Another would make it a misdemeanor or a felony for people who harass, intimidate or commit an act of violence against someone seeking abortion care or working at abortion clinics.
A thug who was jailed after threatening to throw acid in his ex's face continued to harass her from behind bars while getting drunk off of prison hooch he had brewed behind bars.
Common combinations with harass
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: