haunt
Example Sentences
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That can come back to haunt or help us.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
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
The club was also the "regular weekend haunt" for Julie Luff and her friends when Barlow started performing there, his parents keeping a watchful eye on him.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 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
He could haunt Montana or shack up in the mountains of Southern California.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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