Example Sentences

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No sooner did he come into his presence than the CI-DEVANT corpse found his feet, "showed fight," and roared out, "Come on," with a most unghostlike vehemence.

From A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Clacy, Ellen

But if I did, I have no doubt she would take up a hoe or a watering-pot, and proceed to do some very unghostlike deed—perhaps, grub up weeds.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

Gilbert and Anne were both away, having also gone to the House of Dreams, but Susan appeared in the doorway, gaunt and practical and unghostlike.

From Rainbow Valley by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

This particular habitation, of most unobtrusive and unghostlike aspect, is of some antiquity as houses go in St. Govan's.

From Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore by Lewes, Mary L.