Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Threading together hyperspeed drums and a ghostly ambience, Balenci creates a sort of supernatural drill.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
While Banderas is entertaining playing multiple roles as Hunter and his many ghostly ancestors, Olivia Colman gives the movie’s standout performance as the Reverend Mother of the bear retirement home from which Aunt Lucy vanished.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The blue-gray color palette — and a ghostly blanket of fog — accents the film’s existential deadpan as the trio head to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Subplots involving Chief’s crush on Sarah and the setup for a potential collusion charge against the Mayor add interest, but feel like the ghostly remnants of story drafts past as both scenarios contain little payoff.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
While Banderas is entertaining playing multiple roles as Hunter and his many ghostly ancestors, Olivia Colman gives the movie’s standout performance as the Reverend Mother of the bear retirement home from which Aunt Lucy vanished.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The blue-gray color palette — and a ghostly blanket of fog — accents the film’s existential deadpan as the trio head to Istanbul for hair transplant surgery.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Subplots involving Chief’s crush on Sarah and the setup for a potential collusion charge against the Mayor add interest, but feel like the ghostly remnants of story drafts past as both scenarios contain little payoff.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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