Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Things rapidly spiral out of control for the quartet as a waking nightmare, filled with ghostly figures and sudden disappearances, unfolds.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
Loop adds transparency to moving objects between plays, for a ghostly look.
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Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
The French composer leans into her music’s ghostly qualities on a score for a cult-favorite 1960 horror film, stitching together contrasting layers of sound to conjure the movie’s looming dread.
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Vanessa Ague,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
As Samara Morgan, the lank-haired little girl dressed in white and possessing deadly supernatural powers, at just 12 years old Chase became the ghostly face of the film and its most recognizable character.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
Loop adds transparency to moving objects between plays, for a ghostly look.
—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
The French composer leans into her music’s ghostly qualities on a score for a cult-favorite 1960 horror film, stitching together contrasting layers of sound to conjure the movie’s looming dread.
—
Vanessa Ague,
Pitchfork,
26 June 2026
As Samara Morgan, the lank-haired little girl dressed in white and possessing deadly supernatural powers, at just 12 years old Chase became the ghostly face of the film and its most recognizable character.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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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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