phantasmal
Americanadjective
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Example Sentences
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This phantasmal region holds a particular lure for Osborn—not simply to uncover its hidden biodiversity but also to find out how living things can survive such extreme conditions.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024
The movie’s visuals, including its character design, were inspired by the lightly phantasmal, jauntily sinister illustrations that the artist Gris Grimly created for a 2003 edition of the Collodi book.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
Dozens of Airbnb listings advertise phantasmal experiences as well, such as a “second-floor haunted oasis” or a “Phantoms Lair.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
That phantasmal sound, that subliminal beat, untethered to time but bound to the Earth, informed Gay’s approach to the album.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
The night had a cold, phantasmal beauty that intensified as we climbed.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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