Sentence examples for and a ghost of from inspiring English sources

Well, one day in walks this dame called Stella, wearing a long raincoat and "a ghost of a smile" on her lips... It's a long story, and Littell should be allowed to tell it, twist after twist after twist.

The selections will include "I've Got a Crush on You," "Down With Love" and "A Ghost of a Chance".... Andrea Marcovicci will sing Rodgers and Hart tunes in her new show at the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room from Nov. 13 through Jan . 12

In one scene alone, Grey's mouth "quirks up," "his lips curl in a wry smile," and "a ghost of a smile touches his lips".

It would make an elegant speakeasy, they thought, for young bankers and lawyers — a ghost of the neighborhood's past.

The historic center of the region's capital, L'Aquila — the biggest city damaged in the quake, and one of Italy's most storied, with its Renaissance and Baroque churches and palazzos — remains a ghost of its former self.

There's an article called 'Events Are Perceivable but Time Is Not.' We experience this tumult of events, and time is a ghost of what we actually experience.

It seems that PDC from source 2 and 3 is a ghost of the PDC from source 1 which causes these 2 sources.

By contrast, General Magic is worth $160 million and appears to be a ghost of its former promise.

They'll do it.' And then they did it and the guy just vanished, like he was a ghost, a ghost of Ernie and Santo, Brickhouse and Harry, all the past Cubs players and announcers.

In bits of film that survived, the dancers look like ghosts, and the work looks like a ghost of modern dance.

Joe Torre retreated briefly to his office during yesterday's game, and he was visited by a ghost of Yankees past.