haunting
Example Sentences
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Stratford uses a haunting metaphor for this moment, comparing the current interaction between the two nations to “traveling together through a long, dark tunnel.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Just adjacent to the facility, still in operation today, is a haunting reminder of the past: the graves of more than 200 children who died in state custody.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
A concern haunting investors is that Apple appears to be easing into generative AI while rivals Google, Microsoft and OpenAI race ahead.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Shot in richly textured black and white with a fixed camera, Rosi makes the region’s present look as if it’s always teetering on the edge of a haunting archival status.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
“I’m just feeling very moved today, thinking of all Jesus went through—it's so haunting to stand on these same spots.”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.