haunted

Example Sentences

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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

And always there is Mama, who haunted her life and haunts her memoir, though Ms. Minnelli wants it understood that she’s her own personage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

His son had hated small spaces and Mr. Dannenberg was haunted by that when he learned Charley had died.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse