haunt

Example Sentences

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That’s when the specter of penalty shootouts past returned to haunt the Azzurri all at once.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

These comments will probably come back to haunt her in the election campaign.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

"I just think he's ridiculous, and I suspect that will come back to haunt him."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Buried underground or burned into ash, they couldn’t do anything but haunt the memories of the people who had loved them.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken