Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Observers in Greenland's Scoresby Sund, Iceland's Reykjanes and Snæfellsnes peninsulas, and the Spanish cities of Leon, Burgos and Valladolid will be within the path and see the sun's ghostly corona.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Nighttime visitors have reported seeing a ghostly woman walking among the trees and what appear to be floating lights.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
The ghostly ruins, frozen in time, became a tableau that archaeologists have investigated since 1748.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Some of her images have a ghostly depth.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Nighttime visitors have reported seeing a ghostly woman walking among the trees and what appear to be floating lights.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
The ghostly ruins, frozen in time, became a tableau that archaeologists have investigated since 1748.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Some of her images have a ghostly depth.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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ghostly
adjective
ghost·ly
ˈgōst-lē 
ghostlier; ghostliest
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost
ghostliness
noun
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