phantom
Example Sentences
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But if there were any chance of changing my mind and taking the plunge, watching “Welcome to Derry” has permanently exorcised any phantom longings.
From Salon
The “phantom punch” abruptly ended the fight approximately two minutes into the first round.
The smell of dust and toner mixed with the butter-fat perfume of whatever phantom feast I was imagining.
From Salon
But this time, it’s being presented off-Broadway in a radically reconceived version, dubbed “Masquerade,” that lets audiences get up close and personal with the phantom himself.
From MarketWatch
"Our company has never disappeared, we have responded to every email, so we are not a phantom company."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.