mystery

[ US /ˈmɪstɝi/ ]
[ UK /mˈɪstəɹi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  2. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
    how it got out is a mystery
    it remains one of nature's secrets
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How To Use mystery In A Sentence

  • A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
  • They're looking to solve the mystery, and there are a lot of questions that are unanswered right now.
  • Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the Body of Christ" is a good deal more than a figure of speech; it is an appalling truth and mystery, uniting us beyond our knowing with one another, and uniting us with an ever greater mystery, the perichoresis ( "circling dance") of the Holy Trinity Who is our One God. Scott Cairns: Recovering the Body of Christ
  • T.e Saints D received a couple of cheap calls againt Farve, but the refs made it up with the "mystery" defensive pass interference call in O/T. Shutdown Corner Yahoo! Sports - Top News
  • Another mystery surrounds the only example of body armour to be found among the primates.
  • The mystery of how to sell decent books consistently has eluded publishers and booksellers. Times, Sunday Times
  • anisotropy," has been seen from the Northern Hemisphere by previous experiments, she says, but its source is still a mystery. Space News From SpaceDaily.Com
  • Lawrence Pietroni has created two uniquely alluring charactersRuby and Isaand spins a story that feels mythical or folkloric, that is driven by a mystery, throbs with tension, and ends in conflagration. Ruby's Spoon: Summary and book reviews of Ruby's Spoon by Anna Lawrence Pietroni.
  • In the last cliffhanger, downstairs lover Tony Head was caught sharing his Gold Blend nightcap with a mystery lady.
  • It's science fiction all right, but it's also a character study and a murder mystery.
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