mysterious way

Frequency: 8.85.1 per million words

used after 'in a' or in plural 'ways' to mean a manner or method that is not understood.

mysteriousADJECTIVE + NOUN

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way

Examples (10)

  • God works in a mysterious way.
  • The cat always finds its home in some mysterious way.
  • She disappeared in a rather mysterious way, leaving no trace.
  • His success came about in a mysterious way that no one could explain.
  • The ancient prophecy spoke of events unfolding in mysterious ways.
  • The human mind often processes information in mysterious ways.
  • He had a habit of arriving and leaving in a mysterious way.
  • The solution to the puzzle revealed itself in a mysterious way.
  • Nature's forces sometimes operate in mysterious ways.
  • The truth eventually emerged, but in a very mysterious way.