Explore Ghostly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like ghostlike or phantasmal. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ghostly in a sentence
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Ghostly meaning
- Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
- Spooky; frightening.
- Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
Synonyms of Ghostly
Using Ghostly
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits. | Spooky; frightening. | Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
- Useful related words include: apparitional, ghostlike, phantasmal, spectral.
- In the example corpus, ghostly often appears in combinations such as: the ghostly, of ghostly, ghostly presence.
Context around Ghostly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ghostly
- In this selection, "ghostly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contortionist, supernatural, tracking, goings, white and crew stand out and add context to how "ghostly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a ghostly crew has and a supernatural ghostly air about. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ghostly" sits close to words such as adesina, adityanath and adoration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ghostly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Slightly ghostly, paler here in winter. (6 words)
A ghostly crew has been seen on the beach near the bunker. (12 words)
In the mangroves, anemones and jellyfish, stressed by unprecedented water temperatures, appear ghostly white. (14 words)
Their films’ blend of orchestral swells, voice-of-God narration and stately cinematography — slow-motion shots tracking spiraling passes, ghostly game footage from the “frozen tundra” of Green Bay’s Lambeau Field — cast the N.F.L. in transcendent terms. (40 words)
Prepare for a scare alongside the pumpkin fun with a haunted Halloween trail winding through woodland with ghostly props made by Sarah’s mother, artist Julie Gregory, which will delight even the smallest goblin or ghoul. (36 words)
The network will premiere on November 5 Lost Women of Highway 20, which follows a trail of missing and murdered women along a ghostly stretch of Oregon's US Highway 20 that goes back for decades. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A ceiling-strung contortionist, ghostly white-eyed cabaret dancers in fishnet stockings passing Champagne flutes and a hearse with flamethrowers and bat wings were all part of that aesthetic at their wedding.
A ghostly crew has been seen on the beach near the bunker.
But there's also spatial video, which are these, they appear as these kind of ghostly three D videos.
Denise begins to notice that quiet, ominous people are coming for her, forces who seem to have a supernatural, ghostly air about them.
Dr Paul Lee - a famous paranormal researcher - has dedicated nearly a decade to tracking ghostly goings on.
He knew that what he had witnessed was not some whiskey-induced illusion; in fact the ghostly skirmish had sobered him up.
I didn’t buy the business with Gershwin (John Zdrojeski), who makes ghostly visitations that exacerbate Levant’s envy and self-doubt.
In fact, reports have circulated about ghostly spirits in the building, traced to some of the bizarre behaviors that occurred at local meetings and throughout town.
Instead, he drives a sort of ghostly Lowrider, with even his design as Ghost Rider reflecting a car's fins.
In the mangroves, anemones and jellyfish, stressed by unprecedented water temperatures, appear ghostly white.
Organized by 14-year-old Victoria Homden, Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre's grizzly parade was a fun way for them to raise funds while embracing ghostly goings-on.
Prepare for a scare alongside the pumpkin fun with a haunted Halloween trail winding through woodland with ghostly props made by Sarah’s mother, artist Julie Gregory, which will delight even the smallest goblin or ghoul.
Slightly ghostly, paler here in winter.
That is basically what causes the greenish ghostly lights in the sky, though they're not often seen in latitudes this far south.
The basement of Old North State Winery additionally was mentioned Saturday night as a ghostly hot spot.
Their films’ blend of orchestral swells, voice-of-God narration and stately cinematography — slow-motion shots tracking spiraling passes, ghostly game footage from the “frozen tundra” of Green Bay’s Lambeau Field — cast the N.F.L. in transcendent terms.
The network will premiere on November 5 Lost Women of Highway 20, which follows a trail of missing and murdered women along a ghostly stretch of Oregon's US Highway 20 that goes back for decades.
There are several options for killers, such as the ghostly Anima and the disturbing artist Stefano, though the Keeper is likely the most iconic figure.
There have been a number of reported ghostly goings-on at over the years.
The video showed there had indeed been an intruder – seemingly of the ghostly kind.
Common combinations with ghostly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: