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

For years afterward, her loans haunted her, with loan servicers telling her that they didn’t qualify for public service loan forgiveness.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 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

Some of them are haunted by their pasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Being Autumn’s best friend means that I’ve been to my fair share of haunted forests—some pretty good ones too—but I quickly realize that all of them were just pale imitations of the real deal.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer