ghosts

Example Sentences

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Here’s a story filled with ghosts of Wall Street’s past.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"She starts seeing them in the corner of her eye, almost like ghosts."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Despite the ghosts from 2022, when the ECB was criticised for moving to slowly to raise rates as inflation surged, policymakers have signalled they are not in a hurry.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Eventually, she learns to put up with the ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

North of Copenhagen is the city of Elsinore, home to the castle where Hamlet takes place, with its wandering ghosts, ill-advised eavesdropping behind the drapes, conversations with skulls, and deadly duels in iambic pentameter.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood