ghost

Example Sentences

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In contrast, imagine a purely three-dimensional elephant that flashes into the room for an instant: a cross-sectional moment in the life of an existing elephant, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But five days after that, the DOJ notified the court in the Texas case that “the government has decided to maintain the definition” that underlies the ghost gun rule.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, LV Petroleum Chief Executive Kris Roach shared his plans for the state-line ghost town.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

We see a handsome bound manuscript from Reims from the 1260s, the ghost of an erased architectural drawing visible beneath the calligraphy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“Okay. But if I were really a ghost, couldn’t I just”—the badger waggled her claws—“float over the pond?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman