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Recent Examples of ghoulish
The video, then, served as a continuation of this idea—with Gaga facing off against various ghoulish versions of herself, a battle of the evil-versus-the eviler.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Before long, June sees a ghoulish, oozing specter of her mother, who threatens to make June kill her sons.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Use it to line the inside of the carving to create a ghoulish glow emanating from your pumpkin.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, fresh faces like Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux made their debut in Burton’s ghoulish world.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Before long, June sees a ghoulish, oozing specter of her mother, who threatens to make June kill her sons.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Use it to line the inside of the carving to create a ghoulish glow emanating from your pumpkin.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, fresh faces like Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux made their debut in Burton’s ghoulish world.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ghoulish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghoulish
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Many of the ghostly tales stem from claims of tragic deaths like drownings, hangings, murders and freak accidents.Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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This unsettling encounter has since become one of the many ghostly tales that add to the hotel’s haunting legacy.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sounding curiously spectral, the group is an essentially trippy element in the psychedelic swirl.Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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The Mexican researchers knew from research in other countries that successful detection with these techniques depends, in part, on being able to recognize how carcasses (and their spectral images) change in different soils and climates.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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The prospect of millions of people who’ve come to America to make a better life for themselves being rounded up and shipped out is ghastly.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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And there's a timeless quality, too, because, well, ghastly kids are always ghastly. 49.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The body horror lingering at the fringes of this is very eerie.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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In my inbox sit three eerie, unsolicited photographs of a crime scene.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Next month, her upcoming film The Man in the White Van transitions her into the darker horror genre and out of the spooky childhood stardom.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles How to transfer data from an old console to the Playstation 5 Pro Missing spooky season?Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Grunewald takes what could have been a forgettable crossover ‘evil team-up’ issue and crafts one of the most haunting mediations on extremism and vengeance.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Zito's modus operandi is scalping women and attaching their hair to mannequins, which probably has nothing to do with his mommy issues... Tom Savini truly works his magic in Maniac, and the special makeup effects are haunting, but the film also gets a boost from a pair of genre heavy-hitters.Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Luna rocked a black and red creepy clown look, while Miles dressed up and dabbed as DJ Marshmello.Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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TikTokers shared similarly creepy encounters in the video's comments.Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Karin is not your typical sweet anime girl, and the narrative is bizarre, unexpected and hilarious.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Ghoulish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoulish. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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