Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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An elve appears as a vast ghostly red ring that can grow to be 300 miles (480 kilometers) across and last for less than a thousandth of a second, according to NOAA.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 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
Since his debut in 1980, the iconic yellow has been gobbling PAC-Dots and colorful fruits while dodging his ghostly foes Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 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
Since his debut in 1980, the iconic yellow has been gobbling PAC-Dots and colorful fruits while dodging his ghostly foes Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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