Ghosts
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ghosts have infested a wealthy widow’s factory and are possessing appliances, seducing her son and cozying up to the prime minister for favors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
It has been a location for film and television productions including Enola Holmes, Howards End, Vanity Fair and Ghosts, where the building was renamed Button House.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Ghosts must always be confronted before they can be exorcised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
The future of art is very much the theme of “Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinema, Amplified Voices,” a film and video installation that coincides with this year’s Venice Biennale.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Under the church sign, in handwritten Chinese characters, someone had added: “A Chinese Ceremony to Save Ghosts from Spiritual Unrest 7 A.M. and 8:30 A.M.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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