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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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