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Recent Examples of unearthly If Vogl's account is to be believed, Schmidt's ailments during this time appeared to be of an unearthly and inexplicable nature. Megan McCluskey, Time, 6 June 2025 And, third, there was the unearthly rush of the conflagrations. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 With her giant eyes — which can project vulnerability or shift into unearthly confidence — and her raspy voice, Stone locates the star inside the striver and vice versa. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 His most beloved work is probably The Changeling, about a man whose wife abruptly begins to claim that their baby isn’t really their baby, to unsettling and unearthly results. Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for unearthly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthly
Adjective
  • What went into choreographing a fight between two superhuman combatants?
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • His powers included manipulating fire, engulfing his body in flames, superhuman strength and flying.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Whatever the name, for centuries people have reported seeing these eerie, faint blue flames hovering over marshes, bogs and other wetlands.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Even from far away, the display’s large size creates an eerie atmosphere.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And then there is the influx of grief horror, stories that take all of the complicated and difficult-to-reconcile emotions of grief and use supernatural horror to enhance the terror.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Dagda is the chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a pantheon of supernatural beings.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Joanna Gaines has an uncanny ability to make anything beautiful.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Contortionism has been a fundamental cultural expression in Mongolia since the 12th century, and in this work Khuyagaa intertwines a celebration of this heritage with her interest in the female body, beauty, and the uncanny.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fire offered an evolved take on their post-hardcore calling card, but Water was largely electronic, resulting in a haunting yet serene setting.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, this whole jaunt to Flatbush has been a somewhat haunting trip down memory lane for Oliver, who has been having flashbacks of being bullied and judged for his little purple scarf and penchant for the arts.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In past years during Halloween, a Ghost Galaxy overlay has filled the ride with paranormal activity with the help of projections, lighting and sound effects.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Jacqueline Nuñez bought the house in May 2022 with a mortgage from Needham Bank and opened it as a tourist attraction – giving tours, renting it for overnight paranormal investigations, holding events there and even offering camping on the property.
    Paul Edward Parker, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There is something truly magical in the pages of this book, something that blends together romance, and magic and the love of found family.
    Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There's something magical about watching the transition from summer greens to the vibrant yellows, oranges, and reds of fall.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Dani Shapiro’s Signal Fires is a meditation on human connectedness that feels transcendental.
    Anna Bruno September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, the director picked up transcendental meditation — a famous practice of the late David Lynch — from her friend, Vera Drew.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Unearthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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