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Examples of specter in a Sentence
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Now, a series of hot inflation, retail sales, and labor market reports—along with brewing conflict in the Middle East that raises the specter of an oil price spike—have made Powell and his fellow Fed officials rapidly change their tone.
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Though the specter of what could have been hovers over the game, the Huskies are formidable in their quest for a record-extending 12th national championship with their own star guard.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Like The American Society of Magical Negroes, the film is concerned with the specter of racist violence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
For his part, Morris had a great time playing specter with one of the funniest casts on TV.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Two elementary schools had merged and, at the time, the specter of other closures loomed.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Forty years ago, four men put on uniforms, came up with a catchy logo — a startled specter in a red circle with a slash going through it, no big whoop — strapped on some proton packs and saved New York City from an evil deity holed up in a penthouse.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
For all of California’s ills and hardships, nothing animated the state’s left-leaning electorate in this year’s Senate race more than the specter of former President Trump returning to the White House.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The once revolutionary fake meat purveyor can’t seem to outrun the looming specter of its own demise.
—Marnie Shure / The Takeout, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Will Daniel, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Though the specter of what could have been hovers over the game, the Huskies are formidable in their quest for a record-extending 12th national championship with their own star guard.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Like The American Society of Magical Negroes, the film is concerned with the specter of racist violence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
For his part, Morris had a great time playing specter with one of the funniest casts on TV.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Two elementary schools had merged and, at the time, the specter of other closures loomed.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Forty years ago, four men put on uniforms, came up with a catchy logo — a startled specter in a red circle with a slash going through it, no big whoop — strapped on some proton packs and saved New York City from an evil deity holed up in a penthouse.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
For all of California’s ills and hardships, nothing animated the state’s left-leaning electorate in this year’s Senate race more than the specter of former President Trump returning to the White House.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The once revolutionary fake meat purveyor can’t seem to outrun the looming specter of its own demise.
—Marnie Shure / The Takeout, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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