deathly
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The atmosphere among those who came to mourn the tragedy was deathly quiet.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Brad Jacobs, the billionaire CEO of building-products distributor QXO, devoted a chapter in his book to “electric meetings,” noting many gatherings are deathly dull and full of passive listeners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
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
The foreman had grown deathly pale, but he said nothing.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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