haunt
Example Sentences
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These comments will probably come back to haunt her in the election campaign.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Others are creating histories that will come to haunt them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
"I just think he's ridiculous, and I suspect that will come back to haunt him."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
I was determined to haunt Olive Hornby, you see.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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