Example sentences for: harried

How can you use “harried” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A harried Sun Yat-sen then moved his new Kuomintang party south to Guangzhou.

  • Here along this road, on the afternoon of 19 April 1775, the patriots harried the retreating British.

  • Mediocre food at inflated prices is (I imagine) a small price to pay for the respite these restaurants provide for the harried parent, and guidebook writers feel duty-bound to include them.

  • However, as his followers, presecuted and harried out of the estern US to the godforsaken wastes of what is now Utah, then proceeded in build Zion as they made the desert bloom, they and their descendants have also contributed some unique words to the English language (or, in some cases, some unique twists on existing words).

  • More often than not, the harried man walking briskly along the street while taking his call — often waving an arm in animated fashion — has a business empire of restaurants, car-rental agencies, ticket offices, and studio apartments to manage.


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