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disembodied spirit

Silent as a disembodied spirit he advanced toward the tree.

He could have been a disembodied spirit or hundreds of paces ahead; there was no way of telling.

But I've got no use for disembodied spirits when I'm dealing with facts.

Not that she had fingers, but there was still a general moistlike sensation in her disembodied spirit.

He felt suddenly strange to the earth, like a disembodied spirit.

He felt himself float up from the chaise and circle her chair like a disembodied spirit.

As a disembodied spirit, Raimi cannot interact with the physical world except through possession.

When the door was opened it released disembodied spirits or "ghosts", which took possession of the miners.

Had I come to a land of disembodied spirits who had the power to materialize?

There are those who maintain that dogs can see disembodied spirits, or at least sense their presence.