haunted

Example Sentences

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Ahmed provides his haunted, intelligent eyes to convey the inner torment of this Hamlet, the grieving scion of a wealthy family of real estate developers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

But perhaps the best thing to come of the record was that Blake was able to “solve some riddles” that had haunted him for quite some time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He stood on the sidewalk and looked at us with haunted eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall