Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway is channeling New York with a scary twist by dressing up as a ghostly statue of liberty as Boo York City.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
The Devil Wears Prada star is channeling a ghostly statue of liberty as Boo York City, a frightening take on the city that never sleeps.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2024
On the screen, the app will show a digital representation of the keys and the ghostly outline of your hands wiggling above them.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
If someone wandered briefly into the shot, the resulting picture would contain their ghostly trace superimposed over substantial furniture, buildings or people who had held still for the full exposure.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
The Devil Wears Prada star is channeling a ghostly statue of liberty as Boo York City, a frightening take on the city that never sleeps.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2024
On the screen, the app will show a digital representation of the keys and the ghostly outline of your hands wiggling above them.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
If someone wandered briefly into the shot, the resulting picture would contain their ghostly trace superimposed over substantial furniture, buildings or people who had held still for the full exposure.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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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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