: 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
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In fact, the way that Game 1 of the NBA Finals concluded on Thursday night felt eerily similar to Game 1 of the Thunder’s second-round series against the Denver Nuggets.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Dozens of worms quickly climbed on top of the bristle and one another to form a structure that moved in an eerily coordinated manner.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
Environment After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 21 May 2025
At Bonniers Konsthall, with its low mechanical rhythm and amorphous forms, the sculpture breathes and shudders in a space that feels eerily alive—a shelter of desire, decay, and instability.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Dozens of worms quickly climbed on top of the bristle and one another to form a structure that moved in an eerily coordinated manner.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
Environment After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 21 May 2025
At Bonniers Konsthall, with its low mechanical rhythm and amorphous forms, the sculpture breathes and shudders in a space that feels eerily alive—a shelter of desire, decay, and instability.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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