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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Madalina mysteriously disappeared in 2022 following her school’s Thanksgiving break.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Political scandals erupt from voice recordings or videos captured presumably from bugs inside people’s homes and then mysteriously leaked.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Popular on Variety The Farsi-language film centers on Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, who grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 May 2024
Over time, jewelry becomes part of our bodies, like the mole that mysteriously appeared on your chest in your early 30s.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
As if like magic, Rudolph emerged seconds later, mysteriously free of her previous outfit and dressed in a smart black and white suit ensemble.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
In the novel Nausea, the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre describes someone who mysteriously experiences that feeling whenever they are confronted with ordinary objects, like a pebble on the beach.
—Maria Balaska, TIME, 12 May 2024
Ryan Myers: Yes, sir. TAMMY MYERS DISAPPEARS Then, as Christmas 2006 approached, Tammy Myers mysteriously vanished.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
The herd reached a record high of 1,701 individuals in fall 2009, but within weeks, the animals mysteriously vanished.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Political scandals erupt from voice recordings or videos captured presumably from bugs inside people’s homes and then mysteriously leaked.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Popular on Variety The Farsi-language film centers on Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, who grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 May 2024
Over time, jewelry becomes part of our bodies, like the mole that mysteriously appeared on your chest in your early 30s.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
As if like magic, Rudolph emerged seconds later, mysteriously free of her previous outfit and dressed in a smart black and white suit ensemble.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024
In the novel Nausea, the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre describes someone who mysteriously experiences that feeling whenever they are confronted with ordinary objects, like a pebble on the beach.
—Maria Balaska, TIME, 12 May 2024
Ryan Myers: Yes, sir. TAMMY MYERS DISAPPEARS Then, as Christmas 2006 approached, Tammy Myers mysteriously vanished.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
The herd reached a record high of 1,701 individuals in fall 2009, but within weeks, the animals mysteriously vanished.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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