haunted

Example Sentences

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Arguably the most romantic line of the year comes when one boy tells the other that if he’s going to be haunted, “I want it to look like you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

We are also learning more about the evolutionary history of this devastating bacterium, which has haunted human societies since the Stone Age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Gates has said he travelled with Epstein on a private jet - one of those facts that have haunted many who have been tarnished by Epstein.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Ophie, of course, was only half listening, mostly doing what she did every day on the trolley: watching ghosts and the people they haunted.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland