ghostly

Example Sentences

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It rests in a ghostly state, empty cabins with a familiar sign affixed to the dining hall, Be The Light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

And Kate Bush’s immortal 1978 single, with its swooping, operatic drama, interpretive dance–filled video and ghostly narrator only strengthened the book’s rep as a tale of exquisitely tortured love.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 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 entire room buzzes, the ghostly whispers of thousands of storytellers in the bookcases engulfing me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera