: in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly
The museum had closed for the night and it was eerily still.—
Brian Selznick
Brian SelznickIn a case eerily similar to the Vicki Hoskinson murder, an eleven-year-old girl in Louisiana disappeared while riding her bicycle.—David Fisher
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But the quandaries of loyalty, character and honor reverberate eerily.
—Leo Tran, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Years later, Joni, now a child psychologist, is forced to return to her home town when a girl disappears under eerily similar circumstances.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 May 2025
But now, with the political winds shifting and legal uncertainties clouding the DEI landscape, many of the loudest voices have gone eerily quiet.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
As night falls, the usually vibrant city is eerily quiet — apart from the occasional sound of gunfire.
—Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Leo Tran, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Years later, Joni, now a child psychologist, is forced to return to her home town when a girl disappears under eerily similar circumstances.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 May 2025
But now, with the political winds shifting and legal uncertainties clouding the DEI landscape, many of the loudest voices have gone eerily quiet.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
As night falls, the usually vibrant city is eerily quiet — apart from the occasional sound of gunfire.
—Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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