ghostly figure

collocation in English

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ghostly
adjective
uk
/ˈɡəʊst.li/us
/ˈɡoʊst.li/
pale and transparent in a way that does not seem real, like ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofghostlyandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theghostlyfigureof a woman is reported to haunt the house.
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The wight is a form of a supernatural entity, somewhat comparable to that of a wraith-like,ghostlyfigure.
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Ephemera is a nakedghostlyfigurewith a mane of hair, who creates heavy poltergeist activity.
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She is theghostlyfigureand appears as a weeping woman in a black cloak.
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It appears as a dark,ghostlyfigurewearing a red and white mask and having a large set of claws on its hands.
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The tunnel is locally rumored to be haunted, with apocryphal reports of two ghostly figures.
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Ghostly figures and strange lights are also reported in the surrounding woods.
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He is said to drive a large, black coach pulled by four black horses; accompanied by two ghostly figures on foot.
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He sees his doppelgnger among a procession of ghostly figures.
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In contrast to the bleached luminosity of his prior work, these images depict deep black backgrounds enveloping ghostly figures which bend, sleep, stretch and howl.
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Some relate sightings of ghostly figures or small floating luminous globes.
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During the intermission, a photograph of ghostly figures is shown and later on the background revealed.
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Meyer was an early pioneer of phantasmagoria, a performance magic show with a focus on the appearance of ghostly figures.
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