spooky

Example Sentences

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Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It is a spooky reminder to keep a lid on your spending.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Ghosts, the Bafta-nominated TV comedy about a young couple who inerit a crumbling mansion with spooky inhabitants, is being made into a feature film.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

And if all of this metadata wasn’t spooky enough, here’s a quick reminder as to who contested the Super Bowl in 2015: The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Maybe it was just thinking about spooky Mr. Underhill that made me feel a little uneasy.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool