haunt
verb (used with object)
to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost.
had haunted
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past perfectof haunt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Fed’s federalist structure, with a dozen regional central banks, resolved a conundrum that had haunted America since its founding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Welsh songwriter said the copyright trials had "haunted" her for the last 10 years.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
He was a ghost who had haunted me and my family for so long.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
In December 2018, Cheré Bautista was forced to confront a fear that had haunted her since she was a teen.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
In the beginning, she had haunted me, haunted my dreams, but even now, just weeks later, she was slipping away, falling apart in my memory and everyone else’s, dying again.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
