Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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We’re left examining ghostly traces of ideas that won’t coalesce into an ideology.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
The seafloor carpeted in ghostly skeletons of dead coral reefs.
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The figure will return to him regularly, a ghostly presence embodying Granier’s guilty conscience.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
The Haunted Mansion Parlor debuted on the Disney Treasure last year, and a similar lounge area, featuring ghostly design elements and spooky cocktails, will be on board the Destiny.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
The seafloor carpeted in ghostly skeletons of dead coral reefs.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The figure will return to him regularly, a ghostly presence embodying Granier’s guilty conscience.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
The Haunted Mansion Parlor debuted on the Disney Treasure last year, and a similar lounge area, featuring ghostly design elements and spooky cocktails, will be on board the Destiny.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 22 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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