Read full poem →Sometimes I flee before thy blazing light,
As from the specter of pursuing death;
Intimidated lest thy mighty breath,
Dictionary Entry
A ghostly apparition, a phantom.
In a Sentence
“A specter haunted the cemetery at the old Vasquez manor.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. specterspecter arlenspecter senatorspecter michaelspecter grimspecter haunting
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Poetry examples for “specter”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →wound. He seemed to be awaiting the moment when he should
pitch headlong. He stalked like the specter of a soldier, his eyes
burning with the power of a stare into the unknown.
Read full poem →However, the tall soldier seemed suddenly to forget all those
fears. He became again the grim, stalking specter of a soldier. He
went stonily forward. The youth wished his friend to lean upon