ethereal
Example Sentences
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She feels borne along by the ethereal sounds and unaccountably stirred by the slightest tonal changes.
Directors Hammerling and Baghdadi don’t have a huge mystery on their hands, and the direction and choice of imagery and editing generate a sense of ethereal wonder and elusiveness, rather than suspense or high drama.
The lyrics were eerie and ethereal: “Who can say where the road goes? Where the day flows? Only time”
From Los Angeles Times
There was water in every direction, as far as I could see, and an ethereal mist hovered above it.
From Literature
Directly in the center, a slender vertical window — part of the gallery’s architecture — illuminates the otherwise darkened room with a pillar of natural light, further contributing to the ethereal nature of the piece.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
