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How to use ghoul in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Ghoul means a demon said to feed on corpses. Example: “Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.”

Examples of ghoul by meaning

nounA demon said to feed on corpses.

  • The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.1927, H.P. Lovecraft, Pickman's Model

nounA graverobber.

  • We should not so much mind these eminent persons being ghouls, if only they were modest and apologetic ghouls.1926 February 13, G. K. Chesterton, editor, G.K.’s Weekly, volume 2, number 48, page 541
  • They were satisfied it was the same body found at Yallourn - but made no progress in running down the ghouls responsible for the outrage.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 38

nounA person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

  • Cars were parked on both sides of the highway, the usual ghouls, of both sexes.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 45

More sentences with ghoul

  • Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.From the entry treat
  • “Will someone save the citizen from ghoulie ghouls?” cry the Christian church's boys and girls.2016, Stephen Dilley, A Brains Poetry, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN. From the entry ghoulie ghoul
  • Her scenes . . . frequently feature daffy but spectral creatures and leering ghouls with top hats and canes.2014 October 23, Roberta Smith, “Art & Design: Genieve Figgis: ‘Good Morning, Midnight’”, in New York Times, retrieved 17 Jul 2015. From the entry inherent vice
  • Gobbly goblins and ghoulie ghouls throw a dead man's party in the center of me, dancing around the bonfire.2010, Will Aldis, Lily Wyatt, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 109. From the entry ghoulie ghoul
  • If the reports from the Russian authorities aren't all vranyo, there were not many Chechens among the Beslan ghouls.2004 September 6, Raven, “Re: OT: Beslan school hostage tragedy (Russia, Putin)”, in alt.fan.tolkien (Usenet). From the entry vranyo
  • This seems to be a common problem I have been encountering against mono-brown decks, oath of ghouls, living death decks.1999 May 17, Nathan Murata, “help against darwins....”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet). From the entry mono-brown
  • Most of the mortals are blood dolls or ghouls.1998, Linda Grant, Vampire Bytes, page 76. From the entry blood doll
  • To raise divers demons, dibbuks, ghouls and gorgons.1994, Robert Rankin, Raiders of the Lost Car Park, page 43. From the entry pandemoniac
  • "Ghouls and harpies!" Brissenden snapped out with clicking teeth.1908 September – 1909 September, Jack London, chapter 32, in Martin Eden, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published September 1909…. From the entry peck at
  • Deeti had discovered that she had run short of water; to leave the dishes unwashed overnight was to invite an invasion of ghosts, of ghouls and hungry pishaches.2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 56. From the entry pishachi
  • Coaches Sharp, Jackson, Rasmussen, and the SAB are counting on your patronage, so bring your ghoulfriends, boofriends, and baby ghouls and boos to show your support.1995 September 3, Leah LeGendre, “Treat Your Basketball Team By Attending Halloween Hoopla”, in The Conglomerate Weekly, volume 93, number…. From the entry ghoulfriend
  • Haywood, and George Pettibone will dance on empty air, while the ghouls of capitalism rejoice because they have landed another blow upon the body of resisting labor.1907, Literary Digest, volume 34, page 364. From the entry dance

Meaning of ghoul

  1. noun A demon said to feed on corpses.
  2. noun A graverobber.
  3. noun A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

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Questions about ghoul in a sentence

How do you use ghoul in a sentence?
Ghoul is used as a noun. For example: “Here are some healthy Halloween treats for ghouls and witches of all ages.”
What is a short sentence with ghoul?
“To raise divers demons, dibbuks, ghouls and gorgons.”
What does ghoul mean?
Ghoul means a demon said to feed on corpses.

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