mortal

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That would be considered a mortal sin by the vast majority of football fandom.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Then on Saturday night, in his first time skating over the Olympic rings, the 21-year-old Malinin had proven to be mortal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The rap on this year’s pack of gubernatorial hopefuls is they’re a collective bore, as though the lack of A-list sizzle and failure to throw off sparks is some kind of mortal sin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

This one sounded much younger and much more human, like a teenaged mortal girl getting exasperated with her friends at the mall.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan