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eerie

adjective as in spooky

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An eerie silence hangs over the place where 650 sheep were being raised.

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The blaze showed no signs of slowing after dark, with the buildings engulfed in an eerie orange glow.

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Social distancing made for an eerie feeling inside a sparsely populated Hampden Park.

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The rest of the structure remains unnamed, adding a sense of mystery to this eerie formation.

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“His work made me feel seen and inspired me to embrace my own love for the eerie and the extraordinary,” she says.

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