ghost story
Americannoun
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ghost stories
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ghost story
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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“Last Day of a Prior Life,” also translated by Ms. Dillman, is a somewhat more formal exercise—a classic ghost story joined to a psychological mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was a bit like a scene from a ghost story; after the buried treasure or family secret is discovered, the disruptive spirit that catalyzed the action is finally allowed to rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Strikingly, “Ghost-Eye” has none of the eerie mood of a Gothic novel or ghost story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
In a time of twisty, “prestige” supernatural horror, the good, old-fashioned ghost story has fallen by the wayside.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
He was like someone out of a ghost story, and Turner tried to draw away.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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