phantom

Example Sentences

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But these phantom trends can prove frightening - especially because in rare cases, some of them do have real-life consequences.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

If the 300 billion figure is more phantom than real, it would mean that Venezuelan oil won’t pose nearly as much competition long-term to its closest competitor: Canadian heavy oil.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Then in September, Miami received an inquiry from a reporter about the phantom weights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The smell of dust and toner mixed with the butter-fat perfume of whatever phantom feast I was imagining.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

But every time my eyes closed, I saw the phantom brakeman with hamburger meat for a face, swinging a ghostly lantern through tree branches like skeletons.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck