1
: a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses
2
: one suggestive of a ghoul
especially
: one who shows morbid interest in things considered shocking or repulsive
Examples of ghoul in a Sentence
in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
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Even a half-century later, the undead ghouls that descend upon survivors in a Pennsylvania farm house are timeless and the gut-punch ending couldn't be more timely.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
And people who are hoping to have the latest and greatest ghouls in their front yard might want to consider stocking up a bit early this year.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 June 2025
Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
While the cars are moving in two dimensions to the fighter jets’ three, Kosinski makes the races feel truly physical—not just on the turns and straights, but in the frenetic pit stops and in the viewing suites stuffed with sheikhs and tech ghouls.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
And people who are hoping to have the latest and greatest ghouls in their front yard might want to consider stocking up a bit early this year.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 June 2025
Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
While the cars are moving in two dimensions to the fighter jets’ three, Kosinski makes the races feel truly physical—not just on the turns and straights, but in the frenetic pit stops and in the viewing suites stuffed with sheikhs and tech ghouls.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
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“Ghoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghoul. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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