How to Use spooky in a Sentence

spooky

adjective
  • The music was pretty spooky.
  • Or, any other non-spooky board game would do.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2025
  • At night, break out old-school card games and spooky stories.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Read on to find out why the rifle heiress built such a spooky home.
    — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024
  • Think about those spooky sounds in old horror movies, that's a theremin.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 11 June 2025
  • The spookiest month of the year is here.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The feel of it is really spooky.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • After all, the story it is based on is more spooky than gory.
    — Longreads, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Just look at this spooky video tour of the grounds from 2014.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 July 2020
  • The trout who live there are spooky and very protected in their homes.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Watch the models tell their spooky stories above—at your own risk!
    — Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
  • The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
  • Get the nightlight back out, because things are about to get spooky.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Get ready for spooky this season with this under-30-minute craft.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Put em’ all together and boy, things are about to get spooky up in here!
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Clever and creepy, this is a great horror movie just in time for spooky season.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
  • Get ready for some more spooky fun from the Sanderson sisters!
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 29 May 2020
  • The scene when Emily Blunt speaks in alien tongues was deeply spooky.
    — Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The spookiest month of the year is upon us.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The video ends with one of the spooky band members fanning herself in awe.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Watch the video above to learn how to make a spooky Halloween cauldron.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Melania has gone a bit spookier in years past.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There isn't much time left until the spookiest night of the year.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The first strides of the season, hearing the spooky settling of the sheet.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • For a peek at the treats, scroll through the spooky assortment, below.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • But there’s still spooky fun to be had — in person out in the world, or from the comfort of your home.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • But the season had only three more days to go, and the pronghorns had been hunt ed hard and were very spooky.
    — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Get your fix of spooky vibes by hitting the streets of New Orleans.
    — Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2022
  • These kids are spooky, and often annoying.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But instead of cruising through the water, the spooky little guys surf the air.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025

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