Example Sentences

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He pulls back for Lukaku, who has ghosted around the pack in the box to make space.

From The Guardian • Jan. 8, 2022

Woody, who has ghosted America for Europe, where his films are still beloved and seen, and who hadn’t until recently shown much interest in resisting cancellation, now defies erasure with a 500-page tome.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2020

Kristen starts getting messages from Ashley on 14 March, the day after - unbeknown to her - Ashley has ghosted Sam.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2019

Knowing a friend has ghosted you, and coming to terms with the fact that, for whatever reason, they’re not going to tell you why things have changed, can be maddening.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2017

He regularly demonstrates products for doctors' groups, reads medical journals diligently, spends hours in his garage practicing surgical procedures with animal bones�and has "ghosted" for surgeons in the past.

From Time Magazine Archive