Examples of ghostly in a Sentence
A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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Many years in the distant future, after a devastating war reshaped the entire globe, a queen sends Gray into the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands, where the laws of nature don't apply.
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EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Also noteworthy is the island’s caliche forest, a ghostly collection of calcified prehistoric plants.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Ghost Tour: Take a night tour through the eerie streets of Bisbee, known for its haunted past and the ghostly tales of its mining days.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Homes with ghostly guests will also run home buyers a much higher price in Memphis, where the average value of a haunted home is $266,570, a 77% increase from the average home price of $150, 672.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Also noteworthy is the island’s caliche forest, a ghostly collection of calcified prehistoric plants.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Ghost Tour: Take a night tour through the eerie streets of Bisbee, known for its haunted past and the ghostly tales of its mining days.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Homes with ghostly guests will also run home buyers a much higher price in Memphis, where the average value of a haunted home is $266,570, a 77% increase from the average home price of $150, 672.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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