phantom

Example Sentences

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He’s heading home to Senegal on the trail of a literary phantom.

From Los Angeles Times

Plastic crediting organizations are not oblivious to these concerns, especially as the carbon market has become engulfed in controversy over alleged greenwashing and "phantom" carbon credits that don't actually cancel out ongoing greenhouse gas emissions.

From Salon

Sometimes called false, hysterical, phantom, or delusional pregnancy, pseudocyesis manifests most or all symptoms of pregnancy, but no fetus.

From National Geographic

It’s the windows with their shades tightly drawn, the phantom deli counters visible through dusty glass, the lingering signage for a Verizon store that doesn’t exist anymore.

From New York Times

“We all kind of went through the same thing. You’re walking in a fog, you feel like a phantom. We all lost the light that we had.”

From Los Angeles Times