wraith
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He arrived to find a wraith in her 80s, down to 75 pounds, suffering from multiple cancers that had disfigured her face.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
The original Beetlejuice, which starred Michael Keaton as an obnoxious wraith hired to help scare away a house's pretentious inhabitants, was released back in 1988.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023
This Diana, a pale wraith who clutches at her children like she needs them to keep her tethered, is a bird in a luxurious trap; we see the eating disorders, the mental illness, the misery.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021
No such strategies can keep the Lyceum’s own pervasive Mina, the vengeful wraith of a murdered girl who haunts the theater, from infiltrating Bram’s thoughts.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2020
Martial squads patrol the streets in force, but I avoid them easily in my black dress, blending into the night like a wraith.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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