: 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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According to a synopsis, the plot of the upcoming reboot is eerily similar to the plot of the original slasher — only this time, the friend group who covers up a fatal car accident turns to Southport Massacre of 1997 survivors Ray (Prinze) and Julie (Love Hewitt) for help.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 May 2025
In a situation that was eerily similar to that of former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann, who was in the stands that afternoon, the signal-caller suffered an ugly leg injury.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The movie, which is dedicated to Hutchins, has thematic threads that align eerily with the contours of Baldwin’s case.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
His musings were eerily prescient: Just days later, the vessel collided with an iceberg and sank, killing 1,500 passengers and crew members.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 May 2025
In a situation that was eerily similar to that of former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann, who was in the stands that afternoon, the signal-caller suffered an ugly leg injury.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The movie, which is dedicated to Hutchins, has thematic threads that align eerily with the contours of Baldwin’s case.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
His musings were eerily prescient: Just days later, the vessel collided with an iceberg and sank, killing 1,500 passengers and crew members.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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