phantom

Example Sentences

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If the 300 billion figure is more phantom than real, it would mean that Venezuelan oil won’t pose nearly as much competition long-term to its closest competitor: Canadian heavy oil.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Perhaps this was identity theft, but it’s also possible brokers submitted fake Social Security numbers to enroll ineligible or phantom people in plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The smell of dust and toner mixed with the butter-fat perfume of whatever phantom feast I was imagining.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

I feel like General Zod from Superman, floating off into space trapped inside a two-dimensional phantom zone, screaming in silence about my job qualifications and core competencies.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

She would not miss him as she did now, when the ache of his absence was her unremitting companion—like the phantom pain of an amputee.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini