phantom
Example Sentences
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It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.
So is this an example of what is known as a phantom trend, where fear can end up exacerbating the real-world impact rather than mitigating it?
From BBC
The phantom fleet of sanctioned vessels now numbers 1,300 ships, according to TankerTrackers.com, a ship-tracking website.
Phantom of the Sea.A phantom is a ghost, you know.
From Literature
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We stepped over toward the banks of the stream as we chatted, almost like he was a regular chum and not some phantom from the underworld.
From Literature
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