ghost

Example Sentences

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Winds are slowly blowing sand into the 75-mile trench meant to hold a bullet train, while once-bustling worker camps have turned to ghost towns, one former employee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

The campus is a virtual ghost town - the only people out and about are those in the long queues for precautionary antibiotics.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

When Steve finally films a ghost elephant, I make a statement in the film: Now he has to live with his success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

I have seen it myself: their hazy ghost bodies slithering into the glowing blue, eager to coil up and rest, untouched and unbothered for eternity.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman