spooky
Example Sentences
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Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
And while the stories of Poe lend themselves to the Halloween season, spooky events increasingly occur year round.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
A spooky trend perhaps, especially as one of those was Friday the 13th.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
It is a spooky reminder to keep a lid on your spending.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The sun is just coming over the millpond and there's this spooky mist on the water.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.