1823 F. D. Hemans ii. iii. 28 A night of sweeping winds, of rustling leaves, And swift wild shadows floating o'er the earth, Clothed with a phantom-life.
1907 June 147 Cuchulain was recalled to phantom-life on one occasion by St. Patrick.
2001 (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Features section) He invented a phantom life.