How to Use ghost story in a Sentence

ghost story

noun
Definition of ghost storynext
  • Try to keep up with the twists and turns of this unique ghost story.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Here, the best back road ghost stories from across the country.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Less a ghost story itself than an ode to the thin veil.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Nov. 2022
  • This story is way more than a thriller, more than a ghost story.
    — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
  • It’s a ghost story, which is a bit of a departure for her.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 12 Oct. 2022
  • At once, he was touched by the notion of writing a ghost story.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Here's the story: All good ghost stories start with a kernel of truth.
    — NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The city dates back to 1565 which means plenty of time to conjure up its fair share of ghost stories.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • It’s a ghost story featuring a man who has no idea he’s been cast as the lead.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 July 2021
  • There’s nothing quite like the creeping dread of a ghost story well told.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Hear ghost stories, drink spirits, and take a hayride around the cemetery.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
  • One evening, the group read aloud from a book of ghost stories, and then Byron challenged each of them to write one.
    — Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • And other people have told ghost stories about the White House for years.
    — Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Oct. 2018
  • In the back of the same floor, a cozy bar offers high-end hooch, the madam’s teller’s cage and the setting for The Gator Club’s scariest ghost stories.
    — Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
  • Rumored to be one of the most haunted places in Scotland, ghost stories abound.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • In the New Orleans area, everyone seems to have a ghost story.
    — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • There is no right answer, but there are plenty of ghost stories to go around.
    — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024
  • And then here’s a ghost story set in an Irish pub during the pandemic.
    — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
  • For Halloween, some D.C. ghost stories that will chill you to your marrow.
    — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • This isn't the start of campfire ghost story or a creepy urban legend.
    — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020
  • But don’t think of Haigh’s personal film as a ghost story.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • In the mood for some celebrity hauntings and ghost stories this Halloween?
    — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Like any good ghost story, the house also seems haunted.
    — Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • But like all ghost stories, there’s a sad story behind it.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • This ghost story is richer and deeper than the usual scary tale.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Its reputation is one of the reasons Carr chose to write a ghost story.
    — Rachel Ryan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2021
  • Built in 1922, this local landmark (once home to a speakeasy) has ghost stories galore.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • In The Fog, your seaside-ghost story, the music is more ambient.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The rock is a legend: part ghost story, part tourist attraction.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Went Up a Hill is, after all, a ghost story, but one shaped in a fresh and artful way by a director who, in his second film, already has the control of a master.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024

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