: in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly
The museum had closed for the night and it was eerily still.—
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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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My bedroom window looked out onto a fragment of gleaming sky and a green patch in the middle of an eerily quiet estate.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
In New York City, streets were eerily quiet as residents sheltered from the city's first blizzard since March 2017.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Cortina d'Ampezzo — The lights shine from Olimpia della Tofane here every night, an eerily beautiful beacon in austere black and white hanging just off in the distance beyond Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
The retailer has quietly become a one-stop shop for stylish yet comfy matching sets, from roomy tracksuits that look eerily similar to Oprah’s go-to travel sets to sleek lounge sets and cozy matching sweater combos.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
In New York City, streets were eerily quiet as residents sheltered from the city's first blizzard since March 2017.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Cortina d'Ampezzo — The lights shine from Olimpia della Tofane here every night, an eerily beautiful beacon in austere black and white hanging just off in the distance beyond Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
The retailer has quietly become a one-stop shop for stylish yet comfy matching sets, from roomy tracksuits that look eerily similar to Oprah’s go-to travel sets to sleek lounge sets and cozy matching sweater combos.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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