ghostly

Example Sentences

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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

Because of this, they are better able to withstand gravitational tidal disruption, making them dependable tracers of faint and ghostly galaxies like CDG-2.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Claude, a rare albino alligator whose ghostly white scales and statue-like stillness earned him a cult-like following around the world, died Tuesday, according to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

City crews erased a few of the several dozen flowers he had painted, leaving ghostly marks in the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

According to Ivan’s description, a domovoi was a ghostly entity that would destroy the home unless appeased with sacrifices, and could shape-shift into a wolf or rat if it wanted.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack