haunted

Example Sentences

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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 also, one suspects, has been haunted by a personal fear of making a mistake in an arena in which he has no experience.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Some of them are haunted by their pasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Speaking outside court Antonia Gawith said she was "haunted" by the knowledge she was the intended target, adding that "no sentence can heal the pain they caused".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

She’d been haunted at night by the idea that someone else might buy it before she had enough.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell