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

As he struggled with a system, which aimed to preserve secrecy and deepen separation, he didn’t know about a deathly further dimension to the institutional inhumanity.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

It is a game involving the hottest league in America, yet the atmosphere on Figueroa is deathly cold.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

As the child passed me, I noticed his dark eyes were very large and his face was deathly pale.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok