Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Fettel is present as a ghostly apparition.
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Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The story blends supernatural horror with a twist reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, following a church organist (Candace Hilligoss) whose cross-country road trip after a fateful car accident is beset with ghostly horror.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Since 2012, the Connecticut resident estimates she’s spent over $100,000 on about 80 ghostly trips.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
As the turmoil around him reaches its peak, the ghostly figure of a magician appears, offering him a way out.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The story blends supernatural horror with a twist reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, following a church organist (Candace Hilligoss) whose cross-country road trip after a fateful car accident is beset with ghostly horror.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Since 2012, the Connecticut resident estimates she’s spent over $100,000 on about 80 ghostly trips.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
As the turmoil around him reaches its peak, the ghostly figure of a magician appears, offering him a way out.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 7 Nov. 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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