haunting

Example Sentences

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But the phantoms of the past remain, haunting our dreams and taunting us with the comfort of imagined reconciliation, until we wake up and it slips away.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

A concern haunting investors is that Apple appears to be easing into AI while rivals Google, Microsoft and OpenAI race ahead.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

But the name does loom over it, haunting what remains.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

These images are no mere jeremiads but chilling depictions of suffering—both mental and physical—that bring to mind the most haunting works of Otto Dix, Max Beckmann and Käthe Kollwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She remembered the note they'd sent home about them, the quote haunting her for days—If you have nothing to hide, they will have nothing to find.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton