variants
or spectre
Examples of specter in a Sentence
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Michael is still raking in millions of dollars day by day at the box office, but the specter of what the movie might have been still hangs over its head.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
But now that this death raises the specter of suicide attacks, the Denver International Airport must respond.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Bargaining begins with the specter of a federal investigation looming over the union.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The Iran conflict, like the Iraq one decades before, positions the UAE in a dangerous neighborhood and raises the worrying specter of a permanently unstable Iran on its doorstep.
—Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
But now that this death raises the specter of suicide attacks, the Denver International Airport must respond.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Bargaining begins with the specter of a federal investigation looming over the union.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The Iran conflict, like the Iraq one decades before, positions the UAE in a dangerous neighborhood and raises the worrying specter of a permanently unstable Iran on its doorstep.
—Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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