haunting memory

Frequency: 8.20.4 per million words

A memory, often of something sad or traumatic, that persistently comes to mind.

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Examples (10)

  • The war left him with a haunting memory of the battlefield.
  • She tried to forget the accident, but it remained a haunting memory that surfaced in her nightmares.
  • The image of the abandoned house was a haunting memory from his childhood.
  • He was plagued by haunting memories of his past mistakes.
  • The scent of rain on dry earth always triggers a haunting memory of her last day with him.
  • For the survivors, the disaster is a haunting memory they live with every day.
  • Despite his success, the haunting memory of his impoverished upbringing never truly left him.
  • How can one ever escape such a haunting memory?
  • He writes poetry to cope with a haunting memory that follows him everywhere.
  • Her last words became a haunting memory for everyone who heard them.