ghostly presence

Frequency: 5.01.2 per million words

describes the feeling that an unseen spirit is nearby

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Examples (20)

  • At midnight, we felt a ghostly presence lingering in the hallway.
  • I felt as though there was some ghostly presence in the attic.
  • He swore a ghostly presence watched him from the mirror.
  • A ghostly presence seemed to hover near the old fireplace in the drawing room.
  • The old theater is said to have a ghostly presence that follows actors backstage.
  • The children were frightened by a ghostly presence they claimed to see in the hallway.
  • A sudden chill hinted at a ghostly presence nearby.
  • She described a ghostly presence that appeared in her room every full moon.
  • Visitors often report sensing a ghostly presence around the ruined abbey.
  • The heavy atmosphere of the ancient castle was filled with a ghostly presence.
  • She tried to ignore the ghostly presence hovering at the edge of her vision.
  • Paranormal investigators tried to capture evidence of the ghostly presence on film.
  • In the recording, a whisper suggests a ghostly presence in the room.
  • He woke up suddenly, feeling a ghostly presence standing at the foot of his bed.
  • After the lights flickered, the children whispered about a ghostly presence upstairs.
  • The gothic novel is centered around a ghostly presence that haunts the main character.
  • Even the dog paused, as if wary of a ghostly presence by the door.
  • Many visitors to the historic library claim to have sensed a ghostly presence among the books.
  • For centuries, locals have spoken of a ghostly presence haunting the castle.
  • A sudden cold wind accompanied the ghostly presence as it moved silently through the room.