Example Sentences

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His hope is that we “preserve more lands for the unknown, for the phantoms, for the descendants” of the great native species.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But the phantoms of the past remain, haunting our dreams and taunting us with the comfort of imagined reconciliation, until we wake up and it slips away.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

“Why do you keep coming?” he demanded of his phantoms.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Thanks to 3D printing, the design of the phantoms is precisely known and the results of the analysis can be checked.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

Of course, her shout meant that Bennie had given up her hiding place to distract the phantoms.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older