Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Like the ghostly hulk of the Titanic below the surface of the sea, Northbrook Court is a quiet and cavernous relic — at the bottom of the retail food chain.
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David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Now, that’s nearly gone, showing only a ghostly impression against the freckles on his skin.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
That angle belongs to this ghostly presence that observes, and even sometimes interacts, on our behalf.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Presence, now in theaters, opens with the ghostly entity observing as a family of four—married couple Rebekah (Lucy Liu) and Chris (Chris Sullivan) and their two teenage children, Tyler (Eddy Maday) and Chloe (Callina Liang)—tour and subsequently move into the residence.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Now, that’s nearly gone, showing only a ghostly impression against the freckles on his skin.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
That angle belongs to this ghostly presence that observes, and even sometimes interacts, on our behalf.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Presence, now in theaters, opens with the ghostly entity observing as a family of four—married couple Rebekah (Lucy Liu) and Chris (Chris Sullivan) and their two teenage children, Tyler (Eddy Maday) and Chloe (Callina Liang)—tour and subsequently move into the residence.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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