eerie
adjective
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird
eeriness
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a word derived from
eerie.
Example Sentences
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"There was an eeriness that hung over the pier — it was a terrible scene."
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
These songs have room to breathe, eeriness to spare and new muscle to kick with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
The narrative doesn’t build up as much as it pulls readers down, into an ever-deepening pool of eeriness and tension.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Throughout his work, Carroll regularly links an almost surreal eeriness to a love story, one often involving a privileged but psychologically wounded protagonist.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
But the men said nothing to her, and the eeriness of their uniformity finally crept under Moss’s skin.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
