Example Sentences

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Ghosting is uncanny not only because it deprives us of certain codified social rituals for disentangling our relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“Why did you ghost me? Ghosting was what you do to strangers — to people who don’t matter.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Ghosting is when someone cuts all contact, without explanation, and ignores attempts by the other person to get back in touch.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022

Ghosting her seems rude, but I really want nothing to do with her henceforth.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Ghosting is something we’ve all experienced, and it can suck, but there’s freedom in becoming a ghost and realizing everybody else is one too.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020