phantom

Example Sentences

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"The callous way in which you walked away from the mayhem was sickening to watch. You blamed a phantom driver."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They concluded that the chatbots appropriately identified problematic prompts, like a feeling of being watched by phantom people or feeling personally persecuted by the government, as a developing delusion only about half the time.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

With a cry of joy the young mouse started running forward, only to be restrained by the phantom figure of the first apparition.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques