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Recent Examples of ghoulish
The team’s last three regular-seasons have been ghoulish: 27-55, 21-61 and now 19-59.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
The official White House Twitter account is doing something, well, ghoulish and inexplicable.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga is joining the ghoulish world of Wednesday for its second season, and the Netflix series’ star Jenna Ortega opened up about working with Mother Monster.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
There are elegant formulas that sit well under makeup, that don’t have a ghoulish white tint or cause your skincare to pill.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
The official White House Twitter account is doing something, well, ghoulish and inexplicable.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga is joining the ghoulish world of Wednesday for its second season, and the Netflix series’ star Jenna Ortega opened up about working with Mother Monster.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
There are elegant formulas that sit well under makeup, that don’t have a ghoulish white tint or cause your skincare to pill.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ghoulish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghoulish
Adjective
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So having him as the ghostly presence in the show is about his relationship with Chloe.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Flocking is used to create an ashy look and prints are diffused, taking on a ghostly essence.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The purpose of the maze target is to calibrate the positioning of the laser scanner mirror and characterize the laser's focus, which requires a target with sharply contrasting spectral responses.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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The spare but spectral landscapes recall Julie Taymor’s Shakespearean adaptation Titus as well as the supernal opening that Vilmos Zsigmond photographed for Scarecrow, Jerry Schatzberg’s 1970s exploration of American anomie.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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When the man is hauled to Dachau, Charlotte considers this a stroke of luck—a moment that most reveals the ghastly darkness of Charlotte’s heart, but not the last.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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The fungus that hijacks ants like a ghastly marionette Penn State The humble carpenter ant is the unsuspecting victim of this nightmare.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Lochridge cites the monitoring system for the Titan’s novel carbon fiber hull — the same system that showed eerie cracking noises.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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In April 2024, a plume swept into Athens, Greece, turning the skyline an eerie shade of orange as low-pressure systems carried dust across the Mediterranean.—
Kinsey Gidick,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Even this smaller studio, with spooky backdrops and featuring dramatic uplighting, is elaborate.—
James Grebey,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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Wilson had pitched a scene that emphasized the spooky presence of a mysterious extraterrestrial remnant, a plot point that becomes more central in the subsequent books.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The mysterious case of a scuba diver lost off Florida in 2006 has been solved after 19 years, though the resolution is no less haunting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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Her panicked screams — and the sight of her nails scratching desperately at the elevator doors — are haunting.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Daniel is haunted by skeletons Back in 1984, Daniel LaRusso was beaten to a pulp by Johnny and his Cobra Kai buddies, who were all dressed in creepy skeleton costumes for Halloween.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 June 2025
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Made by Cozy Game Pals, Fear the Spotlight primarily served as a retro fun and creepy, lower-stakes entry into the horror video game genre for younger or novice players.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The bizarre blackouts are first explained with a bizarre hit-and-run that shook Larkin months earlier.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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To some, this may sound bizarre, laughable, or even just plain sad.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Ghoulish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoulish. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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