: 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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Some of the details eerily parallel those of The Red Parts—both victims are college students named Jane, both murdered in 1969—but Cooper’s book veers away from Nelson’s.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
That is eerily similar to the dearth of experience Lance had accumulated before being selected No. 3 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft.
—Jesse Reed, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The clouds broke and the sun peeked through for the first time in two days, revealing an eerily calm sky as floodwaters roared beneath.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
For many, Ivanishvili’s rhetoric is eerily reminiscent of the past from which many Georgians are keen to escape.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
That is eerily similar to the dearth of experience Lance had accumulated before being selected No. 3 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft.
—Jesse Reed, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The clouds broke and the sun peeked through for the first time in two days, revealing an eerily calm sky as floodwaters roared beneath.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
For many, Ivanishvili’s rhetoric is eerily reminiscent of the past from which many Georgians are keen to escape.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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