How to Use paranormal in a Sentence

paranormal

adjective
  • October is a great time to brush up on the city's paranormal lore.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There are ghosts that might not be ghosts, and paranormal whispers.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The show is a not-quite-sendup of a genre that imbues the trials of motherhood with a paranormal charge.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • Creepy paranormal creatures try to hurt the main characters, but the heroes always get away in the nick of time.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Among followers of paranormal news, there’s even a name for such events: flaps.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The film follows her journey alongside the others interned as paranormal forces start to mount among the holy and the tortured.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 7 July 2022
  • This term was coined by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome.
    Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The debunkings hardly slowed down the claims that some paranormal or sci-fi nonsense was afoot.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Kenan Thompson and Majors host a paranormal show for kids in this sketch.
    Megan Thomas, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021
  • As a meta inside joke, the film presents itself as one of those corny/crappy paranormal movies that do so well on streaming.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The movie is based on the real-life exploits of paranormal researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
  • An 11-year-old named Jared Yates Sexton read chunks of it sitting in the aisle of a paranormal bookstore in Indiana.
    AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The hot spots for paranormal activity are in the upstairs dining area where the market will be held, in and around the attic, and the downstairs ladies room.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
  • It was filmed at Tenth Avenue Arts Center, a venue reputed to have paranormal events of its own.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the tales are touchscreen updates on paranormal classics.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Teenagers vanish from an Oregon town in this paranormal thriller.
    oregonlive, 7 Mar. 2022
  • This time, the Ghostbusters reunite and save the day once again when the paranormal activity starts back up five years later.
    Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In a normal series, Jessel's life might have been ruined—but thanks to Bly Manor's paranormal twists, her fate is much worse than that.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Could such events be paranormal — related to the appearance of the rare photos?
    New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • So, pack your bags for a night or two and cross your fingers for some paranormal activity.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Others remarked that the home had likely seen it’s fair share of ghosts and other paranormal sightings.
    Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2021
  • In the crowded landscape of video games known as Spring 2022, Ghostwire: Tokyo serves as the only paranormal vacation to Japan.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Nuñez plans to continue the paranormal business the Heinzens started.
    Hartford Courant, 28 May 2022
  • San Diego is believed to be packed with paranormal prowlers all year round, from a ghostly ship crew whose love for their ship persists through death to a grizzly old beast that lurks in the woods.
    David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The Warren's son-in-law Tony Spera took charge of their paranormal collection, according to Newsweek.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Learn more about legends of the Old West and present-day paranormal activity before heading back to Reno to calm your nerves with one of those fall brews.
    Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Lastly, Discovery+ is the streaming home of food, home, relationships, true crime, paranormal and so much more.
    al, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Discovery+ is the streaming home of food, home, relationships, true crime, paranormal and so much more.
    al, 13 Sep. 2022
  • That would be interesting, given that Briggs is a key locus of paranormal activity on Lynch and Frost’s show.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The asylum is considered by locals as one of the most haunted places in Taiwan due to its recurring paranormal activities.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024

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