haunted

Example Sentences

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But Google Maps, itself seemingly haunted, insisted the boxy plant off of Highway 17 was Griffin’s.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

But history is the unseen guest at every table; the country remains haunted by the memory of the hyperinflation that devastated the economy in the 1920s and helped propel the Nazis to power.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, the war is producing the kind of backlash that has haunted every modern American intervention.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

But perhaps the best thing to come of the record was that Blake was able to “solve some riddles” that had haunted him for quite some time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Aunt Rose had said as much, but Ophie had not quite understood what it meant for a person to be haunted.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland