How to Use spooky in a Sentence

spooky

adjective
  • The music was pretty spooky.
  • The first strides of the season, hearing the spooky settling of the sheet.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Read on to find out why the rifle heiress built such a spooky home.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024
  • The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
  • Watch the video above to learn how to make a spooky Halloween cauldron.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The film is set to hit Netflix on Oct. 4, just in time for spooky season.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 July 2024
  • Get your fix of spooky vibes by hitting the streets of New Orleans.
    Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The trout who live there are spooky and very protected in their homes.
    Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The quiet in the building and the low midafternoon light give the place a slightly spooky, fun house vibe.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 May 2023
  • Get ready for spooky this season with this under-30-minute craft.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At night, break out old-school card games and spooky stories.
    Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
  • So, spooky seems to be the main theme? Shadows and ghosts, and being haunted by the past.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The Halloween poster next to the mailboxes will put you in the spooky spirit.
    Talib Babb, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The video ends with one of the spooky band members fanning herself in awe.
    Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Halloween is a time to be creative, get in the spooky spirit, and think outside the box.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
  • After all, the story it is based on is more spooky than gory.
    Longreads, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The film will creep its way onto the streamer on Oct. 2 just in time for spooky season.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Put em’ all together and boy, things are about to get spooky up in here!
    Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • It’s kind of the difference between things that are spooky and things that are scary.
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • As a kid, he’d been drawn to the vast, spooky woods in rural parts of the state, which seemed perfect for a horror movie.
    Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • In honor of spooky season, Klum lit up the New York skyline this week.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • While those hopes didn’t exactly come to pass, things did get spooky.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There's a spooky house in town that Noah, Josh, Olivia want to investigate.
    Anna Mahan, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2023
  • To make this skeleton look even more spooky, add some dark red or black lipstick.
    Taylor Lane, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • If the production is looking for some spooky props, Siwa might have the hook-up.
    Vulture, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Now, all that's left to do is cue them up on YouTube and watch your kids have a ball getting in the spirit of spooky season!
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 7 July 2023
  • Englund plays Victor Creel, the former owner of the spooky Creel House featured in one of the teasers.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 May 2022
  • Here’s a list of activities that are sure to make a great end to this year’s spooky season.
    Michelle Del Rey, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • His son watched in awe as a swarm of strangers (many with their pets) paraded through the streets, dressed in spooky costumes.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • But his groundbreaking spooky show was canceled by WFLD in 1973.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024

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