unearthly
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Ms. Pratt’s voice is unearthly and beautiful, and it’s striking to hear her showing up in such a setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
“It was going to be almost a vocal earthwork,” said Aitken, who tends to think and speak in floating, unearthly concepts.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024
They did not leave disappointed as the sun shrank to a crescent-like sliver of light that cast an unearthly pale gloom over the city.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
What they all have in common, besides their unearthly beauty, is their root cause: magnetism.
From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023
It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted the hair on Harry’s scalp and made his heart feel as though it was swelling to twice its normal size.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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