: 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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At Bonniers Konsthall, with its low mechanical rhythm and amorphous forms, the sculpture breathes and shudders in a space that feels eerily alive—a shelter of desire, decay, and instability.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
That 1970s-era culture war — now resurrected in a new doc, One to One: John & Yoko — echoes eerily in Trump’s latest feud with American music royalty.
—Steve Bloom, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
In addition to light bleeding, signs of implantation can also include mild cramping, nausea, and headaches—again, eerily similar to your monthly period.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
From Jack Harris: Dodger Stadium was eerily quiet for much of Monday night.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
That 1970s-era culture war — now resurrected in a new doc, One to One: John & Yoko — echoes eerily in Trump’s latest feud with American music royalty.
—Steve Bloom, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
In addition to light bleeding, signs of implantation can also include mild cramping, nausea, and headaches—again, eerily similar to your monthly period.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
From Jack Harris: Dodger Stadium was eerily quiet for much of Monday night.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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