Ghosts
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“He sees it as part of a reality in Colombia,” said Dudley, author of “Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Ghosts, the Bafta-nominated TV comedy about a young couple who inerit a crumbling mansion with spooky inhabitants, is being made into a feature film.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
"Report from Iron Mountain" is a 1967 anti-war satire that claimed to be a leaked top-secret Pentagon-commissioned report — the subject of my new book, "Ghosts of Iron Mountain."
From Salon • May 7, 2025
Ghosts permitting, the grand reopening of the Monarch Bar and Gothic Lounge is now set for Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
Ghosts wandered in the quarter, whispered in the quarter.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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