How to Use the specter of (something) in a Sentence

the specter of (something)

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• But a little more than a week into the new year, the specter of scandal reemerged.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• And the specter of an Argentina team that somehow lost its first World Cup match loomed.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
• Cities frequently have used the specter of rising crime rates as reason to pass the rules.
  — Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
• In the space of just a few months, the specter of artificial intelligence has come to haunt the world.
  — Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
• Therefore, the next time the NCAA raises the specter of the end of sports, courts and policymakers should not be cowed.
  — Dionne Koller, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
• Two elementary schools had merged and, at the time, the specter of other closures loomed.
  — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
• All of these storylines will play out over the next 3-4 weeks for the Guardians as the specter of Terry Francona’s retirement looms.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
• As the specter of Lestat, Reid is more alluring and more unhinged than he’s ever been.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 May 2024
• Jackson is haunted by the specter of the dead child she is named after and by the other four family members who died in the wreck.
  — Lisa Page, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• Whether with a gun, a mastermind or a monster, most thrillers thrill by invoking the specter of death: Who’s going to die and how?
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• But against those practicalities is the specter of how the anti-DEI laws will be enforced.
  — Danielle McLean, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
• For the moment, the indies and majors seem dedicated to buying and releasing movies — but the specter of the strikes still looms.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
• Yes, the specter of Montana still looms, even though Montana himself, sensitive to the burden of his legacy, tries not to loom.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2021
• Israeli demands for the mass evacuation of parts of Gaza have raised the specter of ethnic cleansing.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• Stock investors caught sight of something ominous in the third quarter: the specter of higher-for-longer interest rates.
  — Karen Langley, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2023
• For Ukraine, the strike helped open the floodgates of Western weapons and deflated the specter of an invincible Russian army.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
• Just as important was the specter of Soviet Communism, which drove the old German elite to support Hitler in the first place.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
• With the ruling from Judge Tanya Chutkan, the gag order returns to effect and raises the specter of sanctions for Trump if he’s found to violate its terms.
  — C. Ryan Barber, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
• That raised the specter of possible fire sales of Trump Tower, a Wall Street skyscraper and other properties.
  — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
• Meanwhile, the specter of the presidential election hovered over the strike, as politicians from both parties weighed in.
  — Gerrit De Vynck and Lauren Kaori Gurley, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2023
• Their nerves are further jangled by the specter of a serial killer based in the area 40 years earlier, some of whose victims were never found.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
• Experts predict the surge will peak only in mid-February, raising the specter of a collapse of the country's health system.
  — Barry Hatton, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021
• Critics of the 60-day plan have raised the specter of similar scenes playing out for families with young children this winter.
  — Liset Cruz, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• Speculation has been rife that the group may have received assistance from abroad, which, if proven, could raise the specter of a wider regional war.
  — Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
• That raises the specter of Russia not only purchasing weapons but providing them to Iran.
  — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2023
• Quick hits Mage's magical Kentucky Derby win was overshadowed by the specter of animal death in the sport.
  — USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
• As war progresses between Israel and Gaza, the battle is raising the specter of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East.
  — Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• That ominous dynamic, in turn, has raised the specter of financial woes and loan defaults for more properties.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Since the moment Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the specter of escalation has loomed over the war.
  — Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
• In the meantime, though, Novo has had to acquaint itself with the specter of developments from its competitors.
  — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024