inexplicably

Example Sentences

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China Eastern flight MU5375 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022, when the jet inexplicably fell from an altitude of 29,000 feet, slamming into a mountain.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Times investigative reporter Kim Christensen and then-colleague Ben Poston, California’s promised reforms are still, inexplicably, a work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The White House is not requiring Kushner to file financial disclosure documents, and certification of Witkoff’s has been inexplicably delayed for months.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

When Denver-based writer David Obuchowski types “please,” iOS autocorrects it, inexplicably, to “Pleaae.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

My fingers closed on the pencil, but the table-book was unquestionably, inexplicably gone.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood