haunt
Example Sentences
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This failure will haunt Washington for decades, but the most immediate effects are felt among the Gulf Arabs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
And his two walks with less than two out in the seventh came back to haunt him, as both baserunners scored on Arenado’s double off the wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
In its original incarnation, it featured Rahma hailing a yellow cab and instructing the driver to take him to a favorite local haunt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
It's one of the most famous photographs capturing the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster, but its success has come to haunt the man who took it.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
It was no surprise that Sarai had become the Muse of Nightmares, a vengeful goddess to haunt their dreams.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing haunt
The Grim Reader: Wicked Words of Grave Importance for Halloween
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