Sentence examples for as a phantom from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "as a phantom" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is elusive, ghostly, or insubstantial, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "He moved through the crowd as a phantom, unnoticed and silent."
Alternatives: "like a ghost" or "in a spectral manner."

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The Grass Roots began life as a phantom.

It's been harder to dismiss morality as a phantom concern, too.

The western is dead, but it lingers now in our memories as a phantom.

Liston was knocked out in the first round by what came to be known as a phantom punch.

Gordon isn't satisfied: without closure, she can't mourn, and her restlessness manifests itself as a phantom pregnancy.

You feel it as a pressure behind the temples and, if you listen hard, as a phantom roar.

Tinnitus, as a phantom sound can express itself as a pure tone and as a noise-like sound.

They didn't call the older Müller an enigma, but they referred to him as a phantom, or the Ghost of the Penalty Box.

Waterworth, M., Tarte, B., Joblin, A. & Niesler, H. Optical transmission properties of homogenised milk used as a phantom material in visible wavelength imaging.

Robertson Davies had written a novel about an opera, and had used the poems of Thomas Lovell Beddoes as a phantom libretto.

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"I have given around 28percentt of the company to our staff as a 'phantom stock.' It doesn't mean they own part of the company, but they do share in the profits," Dering explains.

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