ghost

Example Sentences

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“It was a ghost town. It felt awkward for the people attending, because it was so silent and empty... We were just as in the dark about the event as the attendees were.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But Banksy's former manager, Steve Lazarides, told Reuters they were "pursuing a ghost", after he helped his client legally change his name following the incident.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But ghost writing in a scientific review violates ethical guidelines for attribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The nonprofit Committee on Publication Ethics says “authorship problems or misconduct can include a ghost author, someone who is omitted or deleted from an author list despite qualifying for authorship.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Because we’re about to have an epic friendship and that’s harder if one of us is a ghost?

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows