Definition of Apparition
a ghostly appearing figure
Examples of Apparition in a sentence
Casper the Friendly Ghost is a cartoon apparition that even little kids can be comfortable with. 🔊
When the apparition of his old partner appeared to him on Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge thought he was a hallucination caused by something he had eaten. 🔊
On a foggy night, the crew thought they saw the apparition of their lost ship sailing into the mist and disappearing. 🔊
Guests at the old hotel claim that they have seen an apparition of the woman in the portrait wandering through the halls at night. 🔊
She awakened suddenly and saw an apparition of her late husband, who seemed to be telling her that he was happy where he was. 🔊
Zelda the fortune teller told me that she was visited by the apparition of my mother, who had a message for me if I would pay Zelda fifty dollars to act as the go-between. 🔊
At first Nancy didn’t believe she had really seen the apparition, but then others in the group began saying that they had seen it, too. 🔊
Although Mrs. Logan is a harmless old lady, it’s a little disturbing to witness her having serious conversations with an apparition that is only visible to her. 🔊
When he was questioned by the police, Quinn told them that he crashed into the ditch because he had been startled by the apparition of a woman riding a white horse. 🔊
Every year on his birthday, an apparition is said to appear at Edgar Allen Poe’s gravesite, leaving behind a red rose and a raven’s feather. 🔊
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