haunt
verb (used with object)
to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost.
were haunting
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past progressiveof haunt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It should have been all over but it was not and, from a Liverpool point of view, there were haunting similarities with how they let the recent FA Cup quarter-final slip away.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
I had all these questions that were haunting me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
It was a long process until Amin felt ready to share the secrets that were haunting him and affecting his relationship with his soon-to-be husband, said Rasmussen.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2022
Flashbacks from previous hurricanes, she said, were haunting her.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2019
We couldn't see them from outside the prison, but their voices rang out just the same—the voices were haunting because they were disembodied, but they were full of excitement and hopefulness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
