ghostly

Example Sentences

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Marcia suggested that Obi-Wan Kenobi could then be a ghostly presence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Before that, the 50-year-old artist, who years ago dropped his surname Javacheff, erected a billowing, white “running fence” that curved through California farm lands like a ghostly ribbon dropped by an unseen hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Compared to the cheesy comet-tails that NBC began editing into slo-mo pitch replays in the ‘80s, ESPN’s ghostly “K-Zone” felt deadly serious: a technological marvel for an objective, computer-assisted age.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Jellyfish came in every shape imaginable, and many of them gave off a ghostly light.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown