How to Use the paranormal in a Sentence
the paranormal
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Word spread about this hunky guy with the paranormal act.
—David Segal, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
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That brief run-in with the paranormal hasn’t changed the Charleston native’s view on USC one bit.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
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On the ghost-free side of the paranormal spectrum were Robert and Michal Swain, who ran a Bigfoot table.
—Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
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This tiny manuscript shows that the paranormal nips at the heels of her most famous work, Jane Eyre.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
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Today, the hotel is known for the paranormal activity that haunts some of the rooms and halls.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
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Ariadne’s plan is that Poirot, as an arch-rationalist, will debunk the claims of the paranormal.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
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Enlarge / Nick Chinlund as death fetishist Donnie Pfaster showed that not all terror comes from the paranormal.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
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Data further showed that people's beliefs in the paranormal go beyond just ghosts and aliens.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 26 Oct. 2021
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If your friends are into a different kind of nightlife — the paranormal kind — St. Augustine is also known for its many ghost tours.
—Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024
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Jack discusses his longstanding love of the paranormal on his — and that’s in addition to launching his own podcast, Ghosts and Grit, on Oct. 13.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
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According to Midi, each of the three shows is similar within the paranormal theme, but where one show is the darkest, another is more risqué and this version is most comedic.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
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Even though the spirit was that of a family member, the experience turned him into a lifelong believer in the paranormal.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
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At its core, The Other Black Girl is a truly interesting story, but its slant into the paranormal actually does more harm than good at times.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2023
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Skepticism deals with issues of the paranormal, issues with faith, issues where scientific evidence can be used to test a claim.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2010
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The couple currently operates the space as a bed and breakfast — and overnight guests are privy to stories of the paranormal and tours of the house and its Attic of Curiosities, including a secret room that was uncovered just a few years ago.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
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The character was introduced way back in the first Conjuring movie, then played by Christof Veillon, via footage shown by the paranormal investigators at a lecture.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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The country was primarily an agrarian society at the time, with most families having some sort of livestock that produced milk for cheese—and people loved to dabble in the paranormal.
—Jennifer Billock, Saveur, 16 Nov. 2023
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Berta Romero explores the paranormal playing Nacho Nieto, a down on his luck journalist who happens upon the biggest poltergeist case in modern times.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2023
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To find these stories, Wagner put out a call on Twitter and was shocked by how many people reported having a personal experience with the paranormal.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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Word rapidly spread that the estate was haunted, luring the curiosity of professionals who specialize in the paranormal.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
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Other combinations were more awkward — Sarah Silverman seemed completely at a loss for how to participate in a discussion of the paranormal — but even that could be memorable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
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Only now the detective, a longtime skeptic of anything involving the paranormal, begins to see and hear things… things of a possible supernatural nature….
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2023
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From eerier laughter and faint music seemingly coming from within the apartment on repeat, to constant rushes of cold winds despite locked doors and windows, and strange disembodied footsteps, the paranormal events were stacking up quickly.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
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Though her interactions with the paranormal are different than Burton's or Howell's, there's overlap in their experiences.
—Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
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The house already has been a magnet for those attracted by history and architecture and unexplainable other-worldly stuff and has been featured on television shows focused on the paranormal.
—Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
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Some theories suggest that the Hills’ experience with the paranormal might have been brought on from the psychological stress of being an interracial couple during a time of intense segregation in the United States.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
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On top of being inspired by famous personalities in the paranormal community, the film was also loosely based on real events, and strange occurrences even happened during filming.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
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Gesturing subtly at the biblical story of Eden and making occasional excursions into the paranormal, the novel also tells the story of a house and its successive inhabitants, each adding to its layered history.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
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Their probes tap the latest scientific gadgets and technology to capture physical evidence of the paranormal and gain a better understanding of each supernatural mystery.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2023
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