Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the war is producing the kind of backlash that has haunted every modern American intervention.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Fourth, a question that has haunted chancelleries for several months: Is the new master of Damascus, Ahmed al-Sharaa, truly a repentant former member of al Qaeda?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Also on the agenda is a conflict that doesn't have Trump's attention - the civil war in Myanmar, which has haunted every Asean gathering since it was triggered by a brutal coup in 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

“My role in sending an innocent man to prison has haunted me for the past 27 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

“Don’t think I don’t recognize you. I do. Each one of you insufferable children has haunted my dreams. I would see you grow and grow even when I knew you had died.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill