phantom

Example Sentences

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It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.

From The Wall Street Journal

So is this an example of what is known as a phantom trend, where fear can end up exacerbating the real-world impact rather than mitigating it?

From BBC

The phantom fleet of sanctioned vessels now numbers 1,300 ships, according to TankerTrackers.com, a ship-tracking website.

From The Wall Street Journal

Phantom of the Sea.A phantom is a ghost, you know.

From Literature

We stepped over toward the banks of the stream as we chatted, almost like he was a regular chum and not some phantom from the underworld.

From Literature