Example Sentences

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The 60-year-old ghost writer in Pittsford, N.Y., left the store without making a purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Nick Pavlidis, a publisher, ghost writer and trainer of ghost writers, launched the online Beantown Books in 2023 and has since opened a small physical store in suburban Boston.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

It’s an autobiographical essay written many decades later by the financier’s ghost writer looking back at her life as a poor young woman.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2022

"Technology can also be distracting, particularly if you're one step away from social media, or jumping down a research hole," says Melissa Haveman, a ghost writer and author coach.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021

When a celebrity pens their autobiography, a ghost writer is usually brought in to make the prose coherent.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 27, 2018