How to Use mysterious in a Sentence

mysterious

adjective
  • A mysterious illness has been spreading through the city.
  • We heard a mysterious noise outside our tent.
  • There's something mysterious about that old woman.
  • Her behavior was very mysterious.
  • He died under mysterious circumstances.
  • In the middle of his set, though, a mysterious guest appeared.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Things take a turn for the worse when a mysterious hermit who haunts the forest invades their home.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • By the time people reach Mars, the weather will be less mysterious.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2023
  • Back then, the APS was this mysterious thing that occupied his time and his mind.
    Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 May 2023
  • Inge didn’t publish the words of this last, mysterious farewell.
    Jud Newborn, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Spells, a race through time, and a battle to stop mysterious forces follow.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2023
  • The life of an elite PGA Tour caddie has always been somewhat mysterious to me.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
  • The true-crime film follows the mysterious death of a young mother and her son's kidnapping.
    Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Outside its grand gates, the Agojie are mysterious, revered and feared.
    Karen M. Peterson, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Despite having been married to the Queen for more than 70 years, Prince Philip was rather mysterious.
    Ruth Kinane, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Along the way, Violet meets a witch named Hazel (Fisher), who guides the young girl to a mysterious portal to learn about her future.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • Plot details for the new project remain as mysterious as the name of Grogu’s species, but the studio announced Jon Favreau will direct.
    Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Likely remains of the mysterious species have also now been found in northern Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa.
    Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • Among the few clues investigators found at the scene were a small drop of blood and reports of a mysterious silver van.
    Andrew Paparella, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, rats scurry by and some mysterious black sludge oozes out of the walls—maybe from the same holes that floodwaters shot out of today.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023
  • My job is about kind of moving into a feeling, or a mysterious non-word place.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2023
  • This world is so mysterious, and new Pokemon are discovered all the time.
    Vulture, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Of the world's seven ancient wonders, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon may just be one of the most mysterious.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
  • For one thing, an alien culture in which the frankness and frisson of New York are replaced with mysterious rules and empty niceties.
    Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In one popular tale, a young girl and a maid both died of mysterious causes in one of the hotel suites in the early 20th century.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Her hand movements cued the doctor to a mysterious disease.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The same child makes a Christmas wish for her father to find new love, and there’s a mysterious Santa-like character.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The story sees a mysterious woman team up with a man whose daughter was killed and who is now seeking revenge.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Crystal plays Eli, on the verge of retirement, who discovers a mysterious, silent 8-year-old boy with bloody fingers scratching what looks like a message into his front door.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Venus in Sagittarius is lighting a fire in the most mysterious area of your chart — your eighth house of intimate affairs and transformative experiences.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024

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