Example Sentences

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"He was staring at all three of us behind the bar, spookily," she said, "like through us – as though we weren't there."

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Its arc looks spookily like that of the 2022 Bentley Flying Spur, achieving liftoff by the Rainbow Bridge, its driver helplessly slamming on the brakes.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2023

But guess what: She wakes up the next morning in a spookily deserted Brisbane, and eventually runs into John, who does appear to be the last man on Earth.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

According to quantum mechanics, particles can be "entangled", spookily connected so that if you manipulate one then you automatically and immediately also manipulate the other.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022

At first I think it’s the wind howling spookily in the trees, then realize it’s a human sound.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson