mortally
adverb
mor·tal·ly
ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē 
1
: in a deadly or fatal manner : to death
mortally wounded
2
: to an extreme degree : intensely
mortally afraid
Examples of mortally in a Sentence
I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before.
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Twenty-five to 30 seconds after his arrival, (May) was mortally wounded.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Firefighters found a 56-year-old man dead at the scene and two people mortally injured, officials said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Their closeness deepened when Mahler fell mortally ill.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Firefighters found a 56-year-old man dead at the scene and two people mortally injured, officials said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Their closeness deepened when Mahler fell mortally ill.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mortally
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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortally. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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