Example Sentences

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"I loved the idea of playing someone a bit evil and manipulative. I also loved the weirdness and spookiness of the way the story plays out," she says.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

“So maybe some October spookiness and volatility is perfectly normal.”

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

If the movie returns the franchise to its original spookiness, even part of the way, then it will have served its purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

Swift and captivating bite-sized chapters allow listeners to indulge in all the fun of Bigfoot speculation and spookiness while offering painless lessons in biology and scientific method along the way.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Wind effect, etc., to create an atmosphere of spookiness at rise.

From The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts by Dickey, Paul