ghost
Example Sentences
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The precarious state of her mind forces us to question whether Sylvia and Ted are ghosts, hallucinations or literary inventions sprung to life.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s staring at the photograph as if he’s seen a ghost.
From Literature
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Definitions vary - as do names: it's also been called the "dark" or "ghost" fleet - but shadow vessels generally exhibit some or all of a particular set of characteristics.
From BBC
He didn’t like the idea of ghosts one bit.
From Literature
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But it has become a ghost town in recent months.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.