mysteriously
adverb
mys·te·ri·ous·ly
mi-ˈstir-ē-əs-lē 
: in a mysterious manner : in a way that is difficult to explain or comprehend
documents that have mysteriously disappeared
smiling mysteriously
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen," observed Jo mysteriously.—
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The deputy gang narrative was a political campaign created to discredit my administration, never used during the McDonnell era, and mysteriously disappeared during the current administration.
—Opinion Staff, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
It was first detected in 2022 but then mysteriously went silent.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Weapons follows various residents of a small town in the weeks after 17 kids from the same elementary school class mysteriously run out of their homes overnight and disappear.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
In recent weeks, the Grammy-winning pop star had been cryptically hinting that an album announcement was imminent, including by mysteriously wiping all of the posts from her Instagram account.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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Opinion Staff, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
It was first detected in 2022 but then mysteriously went silent.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Weapons follows various residents of a small town in the weeks after 17 kids from the same elementary school class mysteriously run out of their homes overnight and disappear.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
In recent weeks, the Grammy-winning pop star had been cryptically hinting that an album announcement was imminent, including by mysteriously wiping all of the posts from her Instagram account.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mysteriously
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“Mysteriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysteriously. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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