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creepy, haunting, spookish, spooky, uncanny, unearthly, weird
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Every month since the fire, on June 14, hundreds walk through the streets in silence in an eerie-yet-powerful display of solidarity and remembrance. — Karla Adam, Washington Post, "Remembering Grenfell, iconic landmarks glow green as Queen and Meghan join tributes," 14 June 2018 The eerie show includes examples of wholesome Americana such as antique cap pistols, lead soldiers, marksmanship trophies, that don't seem especially innocent in the context of seemingly unstoppable mass murders in schools. — Doug Maccash, NOLA.com, "New Orleans artist protests school mass murders with biting 'Shooting Gallery' exhibit," 21 May 2018 The eerie show’s revival will air on Showtime May 21. — Audrey Gorden, RedEye Chicago, "Weekend cheat sheet: 5 buzz-worthy topics people will be talking about," 19 May 2017 The eerie video below shows a cottage left untouched since its owners left it more than a decade ago. — Marlisse Cepeda, Woman's Day, "The Clever Trick to Opening Those Tough Plastic Packages," 23 Feb. 2016 The eerie Bonito Lava Flow shows the power of the eruption of Sunset Crater nearly 1,000 years ago. — azcentral, "From climate to fry bread, 125 reasons to love Arizona," 15 May 2015 The stunning grand dames of Bad Gastein have undeniably gorgeous bones but most are uninhabited, bringing an eerie quiet to the fairy tale setting. — Elizabeth Wellington, Vogue, "This Austrian Spa and Ski Town Is Straight Out of a Wes Anderson Film," 11 Jan. 2019 Murakami always has an eerie, ominous feel at the end of his novels. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "Steven Yeun on Burning, The Walking Dead, and changing roles for Asian-Americans," 4 Nov. 2018 The clip shows Jon Snow, Arya Stark, and Sansa Stark in an eerie sequence in the crypts of Winterfell. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "A New Game of Thrones Teaser Shows Jon Snow, Arya, and Sansa Together at Winterfell," 14 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eerie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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