deathly
Example Sentences
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Lawren Babek had three cats when she went on a first date in 2008 with a man who said he was deathly allergic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The atmosphere among those who came to mourn the tragedy was deathly quiet.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
He could have been totally fine, or he could have gotten deathly ill.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025
When Charlie Hopkins thinks back to the three years he spent in one of America's most famous prisons, he remembers the "deathly quiet" the most.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
I knew they were both deathly sick with hydrophobia.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
