ghost

Example Sentences

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“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

"Once again today, there is a strange atmosphere on the university campus. It's a bit like a ghost town," Jones said.

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

The nonprofit Committee on Publication Ethics says “authorship problems or misconduct can include a ghost author, someone who is omitted or deleted from an author list despite qualifying for authorship.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The early morning joggers and the half-asleep students clutching bags of bagels to their chests didn’t so much as give him or the towering, enraged ghost slowly making his way to Boaz a passing glance.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny