Example Sentences

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"You're either getting ghosted or it's just like 'oh, sorry we've got a better candidate'," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Between ghost jobs and being ghosted, it was infuriating,” she said — referring to “ghost job” listings for positions that are either already filled or don’t really exist.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

It was a bit of a buzzkill, so I just gave up on him — and ghosted him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Drean picked up Ramos's crossfield kick in acres of space to score before Gailleton ghosted in for the final try.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

“You won’t. That’s why you ghosted on him?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas