phantom

Example Sentences

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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

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

She said a year later the bottles were still in the backroom, suggesting the sales were phantom transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal