ghost
Example Sentences
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Fans flying into Pasadena talk about the ghost of the past, Fisher said.
From Los Angeles Times
Consequently there will continue to be passionate, sometimes contentious, debate over whether the cosmos is gently whispering to us about its true nature, or whether astronomers are chasing celestial ghosts.
From BBC
Lawmakers, academics and regulators have documented the existence of these faulty insurance directories—often referred to as ghost networks—for years.
In Victorian times, the telling, or reading, of ghost stories was a Christmas tradition; the most enduring Yule-time tale — Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” written in 1843 — is first and foremost a ghost story.
From Los Angeles Times
While the U.S. has previously targeted sanctioned oil, it is now increasingly focused on seizing ships that make up the so-called “ghost fleet” and serve the global black market for oil, the officials said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
