ghostlike

Example Sentences

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At one point, a character simply disappears, the last known image of her being appropriately ghostlike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Jacques said he wanted a scary Manitas, a “chimera” — a ghostlike existence — but the makeup had to remain realistic and believable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Now much of the ghostlike alleyway is boarded up.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

The fabric pieces “have a ghostlike quality,” he said.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

No ghostlike shapes appeared; the peace was undisturbed.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein