ghost

Example Sentences

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In contrast, imagine a purely three-dimensional elephant that flashes into the room for an instant: a cross-sectional moment in the life of an existing elephant, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

And we exposed a network of high street shops selling illegal tobacco fronted by "ghost directors" masking the real owners.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

There’s “White Hot Coal,” a pensive, acoustic folk rocker with violins as the ghost of an accordion.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, LV Petroleum Chief Executive Kris Roach shared his plans for the state-line ghost town.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

He hadn’t put on the blasted ring in months, hadn’t so much as looked in the direction of a ghost.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny