ghostly

Example Sentences

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Marcia suggested that Obi-Wan Kenobi could then be a ghostly presence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The list of wonders begins with the Quiet Storm: the handbuilt 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, summoning 577 ghostly horses with soft-soled trainers on their hooves, galloping across the countryside and destroying driving records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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

Like a ghostly apparition, she vanished into the surreal light of the fading sunset.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall