How to Use otherworldly in a Sentence

otherworldly

adjective
  • Its green light casts an otherworldly glow across the brick walls.
    — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • Most of her sculptures are nudes, but with an otherworldly twist.
    — Daily Pilot, 12 Sep. 2019
  • In the winter, the snow dusts the iconic red rocks, which make for an otherworldly scene.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Those of us who come from out West have no habit of confronting relics of an otherworldly past.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
  • Gleaming white, with a hull the shape of a hip flask, its lights gave the water an otherworldly glow.
    — The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019
  • All is not well in the otherworldly world of the second human to walk on the Moon.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 June 2018
  • But the group said there is a high bar for claiming that the objects have an otherworldly origin.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The mood is at once down to earth, ragged with chats about music and cars, and heightened by hints of the otherworldly.
    — The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
  • Above a green valley, the mountain, steel-gray, looms at otherworldly scale.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • The vibe is otherworldly and dramatic — and so their review is a play, in three acts.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 22 July 2019
  • But the retirees soon unite to uncover the truth and save their home from an otherworldly threat.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The desert climate means that the light is hazy, even on a cloudless day, and the sunsets are otherworldly.
    — Becca Endicott, ELLE Decor, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The scent manages to harmonize sweet, spice, smoke, and damp and whisks one off to an otherworldly realm.
    — Rachna Sachasinh, National Geographic , 4 Jan. 2021
  • The lavender cream cheese zigzagged on top gave the whole thing an otherworldly appearance.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The duo, who own the otherworldly market, struggle to see eye-to-eye on methods of payment.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
  • The sight of a glimmering ball lowering down from the dark skies would have seemed otherworldly.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The light will take on an otherworldly atmosphere as the Moon moves in front of the Sun.
    — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Much of this is down to the otherworldly setting of Thra and the fact that it’s all handled via puppets.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In the South, huge craters in the desert give off the appearance of an otherworldly planet.
    — Stephanie Walden, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Zhao's little feats of genius, like throwing in a bit of an otherworldly flavor.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Misery Ridge Trail also lives up to its name, but the views are otherworldly.
    — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
  • Into this crumbling, otherworldly dreamscape comes a group of outsiders from the big city, off the grid and out of their depth.
    — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2018
  • Southern Utah has some of the most otherworldly views and a Mars-like landscape.
    — Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 14 June 2022
  • Dalvin Cook is an otherworldly talent who is good at a lot of things, and one of the best is making plays in the open on the screen.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2020
  • This crashing of the otherworldly into the humdrum is the running gag on which the movie proceeds.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • The player pausing to tune provides a neat break in the otherwise dreamy and otherworldly evening.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022
  • An otherworldly talent — my #1 prospect for the ‘26 draft for a reason.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The wider football community, too, was now awake to his otherworldly charms.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The beauty of deep-sea creatures Watch this short video to see some of the otherworldly creatures that emerge from the deep ocean at night.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In one sense, the idea of otherworldly beings coming to Earth can be traced back millennia.
    — Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 12 June 2026

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