: 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
David FisherExamples of eerily in a Sentence
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The audio design also feels anachronistically modern compared to the graphics, with a heavy orchestral score that slips from eerily somber to relentlessly heart pounding.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Scherzinger is horrifyingly, eerily quiet in the show’s final moments; though the trappings around her are big, her performance has suddenly gotten small.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Then, what should have been the busiest part of the season was instead eerily quiet.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
There are eerily magical song-and-dance numbers in the untraditional DC Comics villains' tale.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Scherzinger is horrifyingly, eerily quiet in the show’s final moments; though the trappings around her are big, her performance has suddenly gotten small.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Then, what should have been the busiest part of the season was instead eerily quiet.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
There are eerily magical song-and-dance numbers in the untraditional DC Comics villains' tale.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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