specter
Example Sentences
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He was a regular on “Midday Live With Bill Boggs” and something of a specter for me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The new case—in which a patient fell ill after his return to the mainland—raises the specter of human-to-human transmission outside the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship, which is currently anchored near Cape Verde.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
But now, the specter of sky-high oil prices looms over economic growth for the rest of the year.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
That’s when the specter of penalty shootouts past returned to haunt the Azzurri all at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
His eyes in their bulging sockets ticked up and down, trying to understand the specter of this huge white man.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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