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

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

“This had haunted me for 70 years. The poor lady who phoned me, I felt sorry for her.”

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

He was a ghost who had haunted me and my family for so long.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

For years the idea had haunted me, and that night it re-turned more insistently than ever.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin