haunt
Example Sentences
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The hostilities haunt many Lebanese, who endured the country’s last chaotic civil war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But these same strange, delicate, leggy arthropods also haunt our nightmares.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
But she also directly addressed the criticism of her having a bad temper in a way that I think may haunt her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In a statement read to the court, O'Sullivan added: "There is not a day I don't think about how sorry I am about this situation. This is something that will truly haunt me forever."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“Then my spirit will haunt you when I join the ancestors.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing haunt
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