variants
or spectre
Examples of specter in a Sentence
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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By Tuesday, only several hundred votes separated Asfura and Nasralla, as election website problems raised the specter of challenges and protests ahead.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
When the film does reach modern day, the even more recent specter of the Brazilian dictatorship colors how characters deal with the trauma caused by the events depicted in the film.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2025
The specter of 2021 To hear some industry insiders explain it, there’s more to the current phenomenon than frothy market conditions.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
The specter of Apple devotees lining up overnight outside stores to be the first to buy the latest was always rather embarrassing.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 29 Nov. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
When the film does reach modern day, the even more recent specter of the Brazilian dictatorship colors how characters deal with the trauma caused by the events depicted in the film.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2025
The specter of 2021 To hear some industry insiders explain it, there’s more to the current phenomenon than frothy market conditions.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
The specter of Apple devotees lining up overnight outside stores to be the first to buy the latest was always rather embarrassing.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for specter
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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