ghosts

Example Sentences

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Ghosts have infested a wealthy widow’s factory and are possessing appliances, seducing her son and cozying up to the prime minister for favors.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

A 71-year-old woman has said she feels "absolutely sick" after being told she would be evicted from her home on the estate where the BBC sitcom Ghosts was filmed.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Ghosts must always be confronted before they can be exorcised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Open Roads, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden take on the emotional depths of family life in ways that shred the heartstrings — mostly without slipping into bathos.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Ghosts were real; they could even hurt her....It was a scary thing, but it also made her feel special.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland