haunt
Example Sentences
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That’s the song that flooded my house when my children were teenagers, and it will likely haunt them all their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In its original incarnation, it featured Rahma hailing a yellow cab and instructing the driver to take him to a favorite local haunt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
"A video that I posted a year ago has come back to haunt me, essentially," Chatfield said on Tuesday, shortly after it was confirmed that Holiday had returned home to Australia.
From BBC • May 12, 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
“When planning misfortune for your friends,” he said, “be careful because it will come back to haunt you. You must always wish others well.”
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
Vocabulary lists containing haunt
The Grim Reader: Wicked Words of Grave Importance for Halloween
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