haunt
Example Sentences
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But these same strange, delicate, leggy arthropods also haunt our nightmares.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.
From BBC • May 10, 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
Of course, this can come back to haunt us at any time, but the stock’s reaction speaks volumes.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
I felt cold and dismayed: my worst fears then were probably true: he had in all probability left England and rushed in reckless desperation to some former haunt on the Continent.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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