ghostly

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Recent Examples of ghostly In Good Boy, Indy investigates strange noises and ghostly apparitions in the remote country house. Laura Martin, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 But Emily has such a ghostly energy. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025 With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper. PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025 Countless moths beat frenetically around the trap’s white, diaphanous panels, which are swaying with ghostly ripples in a gentle breeze. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ghostly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostly
Adjective
  • Scientists have long suspected that the will-o’-the-wisp’s spectral glow came from a chemical reaction in gases released by decaying organic matter.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For the study, the researchers combined two perovskite layers with a silicon base to maximize spectral coverage.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Divers have told tales of muffled voices, phantom lights and shadows, and other eerie encounters during their time beneath the sea.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Paranormal activity has been reported for decades, from phantom footsteps to objects mysteriously moving on their own.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostly. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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