ghost - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • exorcize: It was time to exorcize the ghost of season's past.
  • lay: Hoping to lay the ghosts of her own past to rest, Gert.. .
  • encounter: You may even encounter the real ghost who has been seen on several occasions during our tours!
  • chase: And with no human remains from this time, it is a bit like chasing ghosts.

Converse of subject

  • haunt: Dark spooky castles haunted by ghosts - what could be more of a cliche?

Adjective modifier

  • vengeful: The graphics are bright, fast and clear and you will need to move with some speed to avoid the vengeful ghosts.
  • holy: Bobby ' Mr Glitter ' George Small Talk talks holy ghost with darts ' Mr Glitter.
  • place-memory: The directionality of place-memory ghosts suggests that they are possibly emotional equivalents of optical holograms.
  • hungry: Please join us to celebrate the launch of Debbie Taylor's new novel, Hungry Ghosts, set on the Greek island of Crete.
  • spooky: Lead Scooby and Shaggy through five huge episodes filled with scary monsters and spooky ghosts.
  • mere: At one point, straight Janey described how her murdered mother was a mere ghost on police files, irrelevant to the authorities.

Modifies a noun

  • hunter: His first novel, The Smiling Affair ( Jonathan Cape ) is about a professional ghost hunter.
  • koi: Including 2 good sized adult ghost koi, open to offers as the lot must go due to my pond having.. .
  • story: I had to turn down two jobs, telling ghost stories for Halloween, in order to get there.
  • hunting: Protective walls, tours and ghost hunting all form part of the fun and mystery.
  • story: A ghost story is told, firewood is sorted.
  • hunt: I would advise anyone who stays at the schooner to go on the ghost hunt.

Noun used with modifier

  • hunting: I'll look forward to my night out hunting ghosts.

Preposition: of

  • nun: The ancient manor house at Duporth was said to have been haunted by the ghost of a nun known affectionately as " Flo " .
  • smile: Never a ghost of a smile, and never a suspicion of moisture!

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