pesky

Example Sentences

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Now they’re just pests, pesky thieves trying to steal what little gold we find.

From Literature

As the White House searches for firmer statutory footing, it will face procedural delays, interagency disputes and more pesky legal challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal

I pause on the porch, allowing the heat to soak into my skin, but a handful of pesky mosquitos start buzzing around me.

From Literature

“What clever younglings. You made it just in time to find that pesky door,” she said.

From Literature

Those memorable segments demonstrated how the desk-and-sofa format could be a tool in the politician’s arsenal for shaping public opinion away from the pesky probing of journalists.

From Los Angeles Times