ghostly pale
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describes an extremely pale complexion, often due to fear or illness
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- Upon hearing the news of the crash, his face turned ghostly pale.
- After hearing the news, her face turned ghostly pale.
- She emerged from the sickbed looking ghostly pale and frail.
- The old man in the photograph had a ghostly pale complexion.
- The defendant was ghostly pale as the jury read the guilty verdict.
- She appeared ghostly pale after spending a month recovering from her illness.
- In the eerie silence of the crypt, his skin appeared ghostly pale.
- The sudden chill in the room made him feel ghostly pale.
- He was so frightened by the noise that he became ghostly pale in an instant.
- His skin was ghostly pale, almost translucent, making him look ill.
- After weeks without sunlight, the spelunker's complexion was ghostly pale.
- The child, lost in the woods, looked ghostly pale from fear and cold.
- I knew something was wrong when I saw her ghostly pale expression.
- A ghostly pale figure emerged from the shadows, sending shivers down our spines.
- The patient remains ghostly pale, but his condition is stabilizing.
- The patient's lips were ghostly pale, indicating severe blood loss.
- Her hands were trembling and her face was ghostly pale after the nightmare.
- By the end of the long night, everyone was ghostly pale and utterly drained.
- The sudden shock left him standing motionless, his lips ghostly pale.
- The actress used makeup to create a ghostly pale effect for her character.