ghost story

noun

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

Examples of ghost story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the back of the same floor, a cozy bar offers high-end hooch, the madam’s teller’s cage and the setting for The Gator Club’s scariest ghost stories. Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024 There is no right answer, but there are plenty of ghost stories to go around. Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024 Hotel del Coronado, Curio Collection by Hilton, Coronado, California A campfire isn’t complete without a ghost story, and this oceanfront National Historic Landmark resort boasts not only its own resident ghost, Kate Morgan, but a Ghost Roast bonfire on the beach with s’mores. Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024 Crimes of the Future watch on hulu Personal Shopper Year: 2016 Runtime: 1h 45m Director: Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas’s ghost story is not your typical tale of the supernatural. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ghost story 

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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 14 Sep. 2024.

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