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

Books in the latter space include two Rupi Kaur collections, and a compilation of ghost stories. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

The Japanese ghost story premiered at the SXSW Midnighter section in March. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Larraín’s latest ghost story is his first Argentinian production (set in a derelict suburb of Buenos Aires), but the Spanish-language series doesn’t limit its perspective on humanity to a single culture. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

If Japan has manga and Korea has webtoons, Thailand has call-in ghost stories programs. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ghost story

• aurore
• forbore
• outlawry
• pylori
• savoury
• signori
• signory
• vainglory
• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory