apparition
noun
ap·pa·ri·tion
ˌa-pə-ˈri-shən 
1
a
: an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
strange apparitions in the sky
b
: a ghostly figure
reported seeing ghostly apparitions in the old house
2
: the act of becoming visible : appearance
the apparition of sunlight through the window
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Examples of apparition in a Sentence
an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house
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In one, a red apparition seems ready to smash people with a flyswatter.
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Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The sanctuary was founded by the Franciscan friar Bartolomeo de Ivrea who reported witnessed a Marian apparition on in 1480.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Woozy appears – a horrifying apparition who torments Dusty.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
At the extreme right, almost off the canvas, is a mass of highlights and glitter, which turns out, upon further study, to be Fanny, her face barely visible, sitting in a heavy old chair, barefoot and dressed in a sari with gold trim, an apparition in glitz.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The sanctuary was founded by the Franciscan friar Bartolomeo de Ivrea who reported witnessed a Marian apparition on in 1480.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Woozy appears – a horrifying apparition who torments Dusty.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
At the extreme right, almost off the canvas, is a mass of highlights and glitter, which turns out, upon further study, to be Fanny, her face barely visible, sitting in a heavy old chair, barefoot and dressed in a sari with gold trim, an apparition in glitz.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
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apparition
noun
ap·pa·ri·tion
ˌap-ə-ˈrish-ən
1
: an unusual or unexpected sight
2
: ghost
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