How to Use mystical in a Sentence

mystical

adjective
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  • She says that the symbol has mystical powers.
  • He has a mystical union with God.
  • The strange and mystical world of Hawkins is coming to the stage!
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The twinkling lights add a mystical charm that's sure to please.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • What gave you that mystical pat on the back while watching?
    — Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023
  • And Solomon did believe in the notion of souls, and all else that was mystical and cryptic.
    — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • Pike plays Moiraine, a member of the Aes Sedai, a group of women with mystical powers.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Yep, the cadre of male scientists weren't killed by mystical forces.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The daughter’s room has a mystical bent, filled with art and a striking telescope.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Named after the mystical seeing stones in The Lord of the Rings, Palantir sells the same aura of omniscience.
    — TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
  • For the Fort Mojave and 11 other tribes, these mystical rocks are the site from which their ancestors emerged.
    — Dan Michalski, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The joy that surrounds these mystical traditions assuages the fear of death.
    — Gina Góngora, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Kenny Neal’s wuthering-wind sound design hints at the wider world and mystical stakes.
    — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Chicness is, of course, amorphous—hard to pin down to a sum of parts, at once mystical and tangible.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The mood of these songs is mystical and searching, but with an undercurrent of grief.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The 10-year-old Kenzaburo had imagined the emperor as a kind of mystical white bird.
    — Daniel Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Diving deep into the mystery of the house and the mystical city of Jerusalem, Rebecca sets out on a journey to discover what hides in the shadows of the house.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The story also flirts with some mystical elements, which is new for me.
    — Kenrya Rankin, Essence, 7 July 2023
  • Deep in the darkness of woods, Percy wields a magical sword and charges at a mystical creature before the teaser cuts to the show's title.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Their experience had all the attributes of a mystical event.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Like her mother, the girl has a mystical, Lorax-like connection to the trees and flowers of Pandora.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • If that sounds a bit mystical, well—. Many cultures view owls as messengers.
    — Carl Safina, TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Plus, a special connection to the Moon gives you an interest in magic and all things mystical.
    — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Photograph: Jackrabbit One of the weirdest side effects of my job is a Zen-like, mystical lack of attachment to things.
    — Adrienne So, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • My mother, with her mystical bent, often made a special point of saying a few encouraging words to the snake in its tank.
    — cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The attraction lets guests not only meet Olaf, Anna and Elsa, but also dine at restaurants and walk the streets that evoke the mystical world of Arendelle.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Odin, who, in order to gain mystical knowledge, subjected himself to nine days and nights of torture.
    — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Celebrimbor’s plan to channel the power of the mystical ore mithril into a single object.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The mystical aura of the Mekong is not lost on Chea, who recalls visiting a fishing village years ago and being warned not to venture out on the river at night.
    — Byrichard Stone, science.org, 30 May 2023
  • To others, the crystal skulls have mystical psychic and healing powers.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022

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