haunt
Example Sentences
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This failure will haunt Washington for decades, but the most immediate effects are felt among the Gulf Arabs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
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
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
“Sometimes, the wicked will tell us things just to confuse us—to haunt our thoughts long after we’ve faced them. He would be delighted to know you’re still fretting over whatever nonsense he said.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Vocabulary lists containing haunt
The Grim Reader: Wicked Words of Grave Importance for Halloween
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Uncanny, Creepy, or Downright Scary: Words For Halloween
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