How to Use harp on in a Sentence

harp on

phrasal verb

• Athletes harped on their need for consistency in their workouts, diets and sleep in the run-up to the Games.
  — Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
• Players and coaches have harped on the topic, but issues continue to crop up.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• And the third thing, in terms of recruiting these folks, is to keep harping on career development.
  — Amber Burton, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
• After a week spent harping on the importance of stopping explosive plays, the Huskies still managed 18 of them against USC.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• The last term is scout’s lingo for character and work ethic, something all of Taylor’s former coaches harp on.
  — Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• The memes range from harping on Musk’s outspoken anti-union rhetoric amid the historic Detroit auto workers’ strike to more, well, crude content.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• Benin specifically harped on Brightland, which has been around since 2018, for a newer product meant to be drizzled on pizza.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
• Sewell, who earned his first All-Pro nod of his career during his third season, harped on communication along the offensive line as one of the biggest keys to dealing with Tampa Bay’s pressure.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2024
• Commentators have harped on the fact that de Armas, who was raised in Cuba, retains some of her accent in the film, giving us an aurally Hispanic Marilyn.
  — Sophie Lewis, Harper's Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
• From the beginning of camp, Saban has harped on reducing mental errors, which means limiting penalties for the team but specifically cutting down on drops for the pass-catchers.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023
• Republicans plan to play on those uncertainties, harping on Mr. Biden’s age and frailty and painting him as the weakest incumbent president to run for re-election since Jimmy Carter tried 44 years ago.
  — Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• Their training became much more nuanced, dissecting attack angles and harping on footwork.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
• Nationally, the governor made a name for himself as an unabashed Republican critic of Trump, often harping on the latter's take-no-prisoners political style.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2023
• Despite abundant evidence that the Fed’s inflation-fighting campaign has left many workers behind, Powell has consistently harped on the need to increase unemployment to bring inflation down.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• The lawsuit accuses the Biden administration of trying to silence conservatives by harping on social media sites to remove misinformation related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 6 July 2023
• Moore’s Republican predecessor, Larry Hogan, also harped on that mismatch during his two terms, blaming Democratic state lawmakers for passing laws that called for unsustainable future spending but making year-by-year solutions.
  — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024