phantom

Example Sentences

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This appears to be an almost phantom trend: one where the reaction to it largely eclipses the impact the trend itself was having on social media.

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

She would not miss him as she did now, when the ache of his absence was her unremitting companion—like the phantom pain of an amputee.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini