disembodied
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“The invisible narrator was the formal term for the disembodied speaker,” Mr. Doherty tells us, but audiences—“uncertain initially of the whereabouts of the visitation—called it the ‘ghost voice.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
First comes the warning, that disembodied voice over the tannoy: "Your attention please. Air siren in the city. Please move to the shelter on the minus second floor."
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy,” says the disembodied voice.
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
But when reality rudely interrupts this feel-good dynamic, like the realization that she is disembodied and that he is losing feelings for her, he wants out and to revert back to his comforts.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
Despite the sensational title, Dewey insisted he wasn’t “pro or con, in regard to the sounds being made by disembodied spirits.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing disembodied
And Then There Were None
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The Chocolate War
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The Haunting of Hill House
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