haunted

Example Sentences

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When I was growing up, the Cuba I heard about in stories was akin to a floating haunted house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

The film makes fantastic use of its single shooting location, tucking horror into every last nook and cranny of this potentially haunted house.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Some of them are haunted by their pasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

She was haunted by memories of her dead love, living in the past, still trying to please him.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock