deathly
Example Sentences
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A lot of people are deathly afraid of losing all their money or changing their state, even changing their station in life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 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
It was nearly four in the morning, and the deathly stillness of the grounds felt as though they were holding their breath, waiting to see whether he could do what he must.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
