ethereal

Example Sentences

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This work is ethereal, and maybe something solid will create a knot.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Directors Hammerling and Baghdadi don’t have a huge mystery on their hands, and the direction and choice of imagery and editing generate a sense of ethereal wonder and elusiveness, rather than suspense or high drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Levito was second in the free skate with an ethereal performance to the music of "Cinema Paradiso" that put her third overall on 224.45 points.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Chloe's ethereal runway featured floral bustiers and elegantly ruched tops and dresses, whilst Moschino's models wore ruched, frilly two-pieces in clashing colours.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

When this fit had subsided, the ethereal being struggled wearily to its feet and snapped the butt into Joe’s beanfield.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols