ghost

Example Sentences

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“Presence” was a ghost story about teenage loneliness, filmed from the perspective of a spirit haunting the house a grieving family has just moved into.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Even during his brief hiatus, Fury remained the ghost at every heavyweight feast.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Early Saturday, an overcast Islamabad felt like a ghost town, with almost no civilian traffic on its wide avenues.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“It was a ghost town. It felt awkward for the people attending, because it was so silent and empty... We were just as in the dark about the event as the attendees were.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A haint is what the old-timers called a ghost.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney