Example Sentences

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Here are a few insulation options of which your poltergeists will surely approve.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The latest is a 512-acre ranch in rural Utah that is supposedly a “hotspot” for UFOs, poltergeists, animal mutilations and “shadow creatures.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 27, 2023

They are either annoying, like poltergeists, or vengeful, like the girl from “The Ring.”

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

Families who swear their homes have been taken over by spirits, poltergeists, shadow people or demons call upon “The Dead Files” team.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2020

The middle chapter looks at belief in supernatural agency—witches, demons, poltergeists.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton