apparitions

Example Sentences

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The apparition’s dark hair undulated like vapor in a breeze.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

“Good afternoon, Grandfather,” was the apparition’s cheerful greeting, and involuntarily the old gentleman found himself replying with a “Good afternoon” of his own.

From A Bookful of Girls by Fuller, Anna

The shifting glow of the lanterns played fantastically upon the apparition's veiled head as, step by step, it drew slowly nearer.

From Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

Vincent was more likely to have quoted the apparition's advice to Macbeth: "Be bloody, bold, and resolute."

From The Happiest Time of Their Lives by Miller, Alice Duer