ethereal

Example Sentences

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That an Oscar-nominated director with a celebrated eye for the ethereal, strange world of girl-women living in beautiful boxes could make a film as workaday as this one is frustrating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

And she looked just as ethereal tonight on the red carpet in an incredibly voluminous peplum-skirted dress.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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 • Feb. 2, 2026

Levito was second in the free skate with an ethereal performance to the music of "Cinema Paradiso" that put her third overall on 224.45 points.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Maddie closed her eyes and flew again in the ethereal pale green light.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein