mysteriously
adverb
mys·te·ri·ous·ly
mi-ˈstir-ē-əs-lē 
: in a mysterious manner : in a way that is difficult to explain or comprehend
documents that have mysteriously disappeared
smiling mysteriously
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously.—
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May AlcottExamples of mysteriously in a Sentence
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Read Next National Thousands of birds mysteriously die in Utah, officials say.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
And the models are updated so frequently that a chatbot that struggles with a task one day might mysteriously excel at it the next.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Still, ambient artifacts above normal hearing range can mysteriously add air and life to music.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
An Andy Warhol screenprint of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong has mysteriously disappeared from a community college in California.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But Dickie’s girlfriend, Marge Sherwood (Dakota Fanning), has her suspicions about their new friend, which grow after Dickie mysteriously disappears and Tom is questioned about foul play.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Related article Anthony Kim mysteriously disappeared from golf 12 years ago.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
La Serenissima retorted by sending an assassin to France; two of those workmen mysteriously wound up dead.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
And the models are updated so frequently that a chatbot that struggles with a task one day might mysteriously excel at it the next.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Still, ambient artifacts above normal hearing range can mysteriously add air and life to music.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
An Andy Warhol screenprint of the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong has mysteriously disappeared from a community college in California.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But Dickie’s girlfriend, Marge Sherwood (Dakota Fanning), has her suspicions about their new friend, which grow after Dickie mysteriously disappears and Tom is questioned about foul play.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Related article Anthony Kim mysteriously disappeared from golf 12 years ago.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
La Serenissima retorted by sending an assassin to France; two of those workmen mysteriously wound up dead.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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