How to Use ethereal in a Sentence

ethereal

adjective

• The windows give the church an ethereal glow.
• In an ethereal song, the words have to get out of the way.
  — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 May 2018
• When first opened, dozens of red dots form the ethereal image of a heart on the screen.
  — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2018
• Their glowy skin and lightly flushed cheeks paired well with the ethereal hair and dress.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Aug. 2023
• The way the cape on this silky gown glides when a wearer is in motion is ethereal.
  — Jaimie Potters, ELLE, 24 Sep. 2022
• Fat slabs of peppers and onions swim in an ethereal cream sauce.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2022
• From the woodlands at the course boundaries, a wood thrush sang its ethereal song.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 6 June 2018
• That was followed by the rise of a peaking full moon, which bathed the wild shore in an ethereal glow.
  — Simon Peter Groebner, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
• And then there’s the ethereal white moment happening with the capes.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Aug. 2023
• Tunes take on an ethereal quality as the sound echoes around the large cavern.
  — Trevor Cox, National Geographic, 31 July 2019
• Some of the score’s melodies take on an ethereal quality.
  — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
• Rather here, this year-round scent is ethereal and sparkling.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
• The tannins are grippy, but the wine overall feels light and ethereal.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 13 June 2019
• The ethereal music filling the space, in turn, adapts to the changing lighting.
  — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2020
• The ethereal slip dress is in many ways the dress equivalent of the white T-shirt or a great pair of blue jeans.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2020
• The entire vibe of the line is earth-y gorgeous, plus a little ethereal.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2018
• What emerges is airy, ethereal perfection, with just the right amount of char.
  — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2019
• The glossy skin has a sort of ethereal crispness to it, with a texture that shatters, then melts.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• Red lights and smoke machines flooded the room with an ethereal reddish glow.
  — Katie Van Syckle, The Cut, 9 Sep. 2017
• Black accents will help ground the space and keep it from feeling overly ethereal.
  — Catie Parrish, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023
• The lazy snowflakes are bright against the dark timber, giving the scene an ethereal quality.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
• The ghosts of Follies past that live in the theater had to be both ethereal and imposing.
  — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021
• In one of the shots, Daisy wears an ethereal gold caftan and what looks to be a pair of knee-high suede boots.
  — Jamie Ballard, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2023
• The result is a room that feels ethereal and pretty—while far from boring.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 15 Oct. 2019
• Your voice, your tone was so slinky and ethereal and felt like this [lavender] smells.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
• But then came the Barolo, stony and dark yet almost ethereal.
  — New York Times, 9 Dec. 2021
• This ethereal dance song is a straight up rallying cry for action.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2017
• Hang them from the roof of your deck to brighten up a party, or string them through trees and bushes for a dreamy, ethereal vibe.
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2020
• With its silk walls, the living room is more of a ladies' sitting room, gossamer and ethereal.
  — Julie Lasky, House Beautiful, 1 May 2017
• The ethereal one-shoulder dress also featured a thigh-high slit and side cutouts for an even more flowy feel.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024