How to Use paranormal in a Sentence

paranormal

adjective
  • Over time, paranormal tourism hooked them.
    — Aaron Sagers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • It could be said that this cult paranormal drama has had three lives.
    — Sara Aridi, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2018
  • There are ghosts that might not be ghosts, and paranormal whispers.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • October is a great time to brush up on the city's paranormal lore.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
  • In her free time, Grohl is an avid lover of anything paranormal.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • But in this case the good guys are not after a paranormal entity.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2018
  • And that’s usually the ones that are paranormal.
    — James Factora, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
  • Spooky, paranormal stories are inspired by strangeness in the world around us.
    — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Teenagers vanish from an Oregon town in this paranormal thriller.
    — oregonlive, 7 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
  • Many of the tales are touchscreen updates on paranormal classics.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021
  • This is a book fest for fans of paranormal, urban fantasy, steam punk and horror.
    — Janet Kusterer, Howard County Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • The debunkings hardly slowed down the claims that some paranormal or sci-fi nonsense was afoot.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Koncher-Casiano wished the paranormal scene in Colorado, as a whole, was as tightknit as her crew.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • Dystopian and paranormal romance were in.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Kenan Thompson and Majors host a paranormal show for kids in this sketch.
    — Megan Thomas, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Could such events be paranormal — related to the appearance of the rare photos?
    — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Cell 14 of the prison is also a hotspot for paranormal activity.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The spooky house has attracted a ton of paranormal fans and ghost hunters, but Aaron revealed that the first group to stay there couldn't even last the night.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Rivera was an army veteran who worked on paranormal research and investigations for more than a decade.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Nuñez plans to continue the paranormal business the Heinzens started.
    — Hartford Courant, 28 May 2022
  • Try a cowboy romance or paranormal romance novel.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 June 2026
  • For diehard fans of the paranormal romance genre, author Anna Zaires's risqué new book could be your next guilty pleasure.
    — Amanda Montell, Woman's Day, 1 Apr. 2013
  • From paranormal ghost tours to 5k races, there really is something for all types of travelers in Anoka.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The building once housed a saloon that saw its share of shootouts and robberies—paranormal researchers claim to have found a reappearing bloodstain there.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026

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