ghost story

noun

1
: a story about ghosts
2
: a tale based on imagination rather than fact

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The ghost stories about a six-man Texas high school football team are not only true, but scarier, and more impressive, than often told. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025 Actual deaths that lead to ghost stories and infamy, sure, but predominantly the details of Lisowski’s life. Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025 Like so many recent ghost stories, Presence is largely a story about grief, but Soderbergh’s unique formal approach to telling this one gives it fresh urgency. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 Each building tells a story of the small mining town, with spooky ghost stories and historic architecture throughout. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ghost story

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ghost story was in 1730

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“Ghost story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20story. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.

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