Ghosts
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ghosts must always be confronted before they can be exorcised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
"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
Manville's win marks her second Olivier, following her 2014 triumph for her performance in a revival of the Ibsen play Ghosts.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 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, it seemed, were like painful truths—you could ignore them, try to keep them secret, but sooner or later, they were going to come out, for better or worse.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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