ghosts
Example Sentences
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Consequently there will continue to be passionate, sometimes contentious, debate over whether the cosmos is gently whispering to us about its true nature, or whether astronomers are chasing celestial ghosts.
From BBC
Everyone knows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge — his name has become synonymous with Christmastime crankiness, after all — his spectral former compatriot Jacob Marley and the three ghosts who appear on Christmas Eve to show Scrooge visions of his past, present and future.
From Salon
Not such a wild idea, sure, but then there are Ebony’s three ghosts — played by Kathy Griffin, Duran Duran’s John Taylor and a VH1 “Behind the Music” special, respectively — and her Jacob Marley, or Marli Jacob, Ebony’s former bandmate, played by TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas.
From Salon
I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.
As we approach the halfway point of the season, what do the ghosts of Christmas past tell us about the title race and relegation battle?
From BBC
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