deathly

Example Sentences

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“A lot of people are deathly afraid of losing all their money,” Perkins told me, back at his Austin, Texas, compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The atmosphere among those who came to mourn the tragedy was deathly quiet.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

It’s no surprise that many Latinos are obsessed with all things haunted, deathly and Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

He could have been totally fine, or he could have gotten deathly ill.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

She is sweating despite the cool river air, and her skin is deathly pale.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir