ghosts
Example Sentences
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Under the "ghosts of predators past" hypothesis, pronghorns became exceptionally fast because they evolved alongside a cheetah-like predator capable of high-speed pursuit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Might someone sign the ghosts of the Four Horsemen of 1924?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Criminals are like ghosts," he said, in a low voice.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Likho has never harmed the centuries-old objects in her shop, Kobliha says, but he has spooked suspected ghosts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Now I realize there are the ghosts of those who left and the ghosts of the conversos too.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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