haunted
Example Sentences
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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 Chargers, meanwhile, take an offensive lineman to address the need that haunted them all last season after they were ravaged by injuries up front.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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
Though Cowboy was haunted by the knowledge of what Ernest had done, he adored Mollie.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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