eerily

Example Sentences

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It looks eerily similar to the same type of candle from Oct.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"When the city realised what was happening, they issued a stay at home order," he said, adding that the streets suddenly became "eerily quiet".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Tajrish, an affluent neighborhood of North Tehran normally known as the capital’s top dating spot, has been eerily quiet in the past week, a resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

When Skarsgård took the stage to accept his award — to the tune of Usher’s “Yeah!,” for some reason — that scene from “Sentimental Value” was almost eerily prescient.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

It was, therefore, an eerily prophetic song, especially the stanza that went:

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis