Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Through the darkness and swirling mist, ghostly figures emerge from the looming ship.
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After being secured with seat belts, the lights would go out and the attraction would simulate a ghostly presence sending them plummeting downward in total darkness.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Huddled on their boat alongside his brother Roderigo as Mami’s galley approached, the inky blackness of the sea illuminated by the ghostly light of the waning moon through the salty air, Cervantes must have felt that uncertainty that marks the death of agency.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Corrupt superheroes, nefarious loan sharks, ghostly visitors and hilarious adventures in a galaxy far, far away.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After being secured with seat belts, the lights would go out and the attraction would simulate a ghostly presence sending them plummeting downward in total darkness.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Huddled on their boat alongside his brother Roderigo as Mami’s galley approached, the inky blackness of the sea illuminated by the ghostly light of the waning moon through the salty air, Cervantes must have felt that uncertainty that marks the death of agency.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Corrupt superheroes, nefarious loan sharks, ghostly visitors and hilarious adventures in a galaxy far, far away.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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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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