mysteriously
adverb
mys·te·ri·ous·ly
mi-ˈstir-ē-əs-lē 
: in a mysterious manner : in a way that is difficult to explain or comprehend
documents that have mysteriously disappeared
smiling mysteriously
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously.—
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Hilland was working on a dead-end cold case that stretched back to the 70s involving a man, John Smith, whose two wives went mysteriously missing.
—Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Intriguingly, if not mysteriously, the Solnhofen Limestones of southern Germany only hold young pterosaur fossils.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The glow mysteriously faded within seconds.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Don’t miss Conan O’Brien and A$AP Rocky in rare dramatic roles, as well as Delaney Quinn as Byrne’s mysteriously ill daughter, who can be heard but never seen onscreen.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Intriguingly, if not mysteriously, the Solnhofen Limestones of southern Germany only hold young pterosaur fossils.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The glow mysteriously faded within seconds.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Don’t miss Conan O’Brien and A$AP Rocky in rare dramatic roles, as well as Delaney Quinn as Byrne’s mysteriously ill daughter, who can be heard but never seen onscreen.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mysteriously
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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