poltergeist
Example Sentences
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Are the noises she hears, the unseen presence she senses, and the electronics that come on at 4 a.m. signs of poltergeist activity, as they would be in almost any other film of this sort?
From Washington Post
A special Halloween episode was performed and broadcast live and was apparently bedeviled by poltergeists before viewers’ eyes.
From New York Times
That study was published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration, which includes work about the paranormal, spirit possessions, poltergeists and questions about Shakespeare’s authorship.
From New York Times
One can relate to the fury the poltergeist unleashes, thrashing apartment objects about.
From New York Times
“You can say this phenomenon is caused by poltergeists or hobgoblins or tiny glowing worms from Planet Bellybutton,” Doctor Seward fumes.
From New York Times
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