phantasmal
Americanadjective
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Origin of phantasmal
Example Sentences
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This phantasmal region holds a particular lure for Osborn—not simply to uncover its hidden biodiversity but also to find out how living things can survive such extreme conditions.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024
Dozens of Airbnb listings advertise phantasmal experiences as well, such as a “second-floor haunted oasis” or a “Phantoms Lair.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
In these phantasmal moments there was also a certain practicality.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
After his assassination in 1865, Lincoln apparently joined his son in his phantasmal roaming.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2017
Away from the lakeshore the land rises gently and then abruptly to form the desiccated, phantasmal badlands of Anza- Borrego.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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