Shirley Collins's voice has a breathy, unearthly quality, which alienates some people but draws in fans from unexpected quarters.

It could only be the almost unearthly quality of innocence that dwelt in his face.

Before settling down in another attempt to get some sleep he had a last look across the lagoon, marvelling at the unearthly quality of the scene.

Her lure had an unearthly quality that caught at the very root of his masculinity, beneath the center of his intelligence.

The unearthly quality was stronger now, thrilling Bink's inner fiber.

The trombones double the vocal lines, creating an "unearthly Stygian quality of sound".

Even aboard the Tiburon the spectacle had an awe-inspiring and unearthly quality about it.

In the dim light she wasn't pretty but she possessed an unearthly quality that was astounding.

The ghostly whiteness of the creature gives it an unearthly quality.

To Nick's mind she has an unearthly, witch-like quality.