ghostly

Example Sentences

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Compared to the cheesy comet-tails that NBC began editing into slo-mo pitch replays in the ‘80s, ESPN’s ghostly “K-Zone” felt deadly serious: a technological marvel for an objective, computer-assisted age.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Because of this, they are better able to withstand gravitational tidal disruption, making them dependable tracers of faint and ghostly galaxies like CDG-2.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

There are local legends of a ghostly Dutchman carrying a sack wandering the northern parts of the island.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The subjects are seated on sets that are celestial-looking in their angular bareness, and nearly all are photographed with ghostly shadows cast across their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Not when she’d finally come around to the notion of me portraying the ghostly bank teller.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan