haunt
verb (used with object)
to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost.
have haunted
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present perfectof haunt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Gates has said he travelled with Epstein on a private jet - one of those facts that have haunted many who have been tarnished by Epstein.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Over the last year, the graffiti-pocked husk of the unfinished Oceanwide Plaza skyscrapers have haunted Los Angeles’ skyline, a beacon of disrepair and, for some, artistic expression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Richard Strauss’s criteria for the ideal interpreter of his opera “Salome” have haunted the piece for the better part of a century: a “16-year-old princess with the voice of Isolde.”
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
I think they must have haunted him—otherwise, why did he try so hard to ignore them, to bury his participation in the liberation of Ahlem as a footnote for decades?
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023
For years scenes from that movie have haunted me, and the images still bubble to the surface whenever I remember my time at the Pottses’ house.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
