ghostly

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The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Before that, the 50-year-old artist, who years ago dropped his surname Javacheff, erected a billowing, white “running fence” that curved through California farm lands like a ghostly ribbon dropped by an unseen hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

And Kate Bush’s immortal 1978 single, with its swooping, operatic drama, interpretive dance–filled video and ghostly narrator only strengthened the book’s rep as a tale of exquisitely tortured love.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

As she neared the window, she combed her fingers through the cool blue light and watched her hand turn into a ghostly puppet.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood