mortal

Example Sentences

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Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal

In reality, the only things in nature that were a match for these snakes were their mortal enemies, the alligators.

From Literature

Many observers have professed confusion over how Good, an unarmed person, can somehow be seen as a mortal threat.

From Salon

These “mere mortals” are “so often mistaken” about actualized strivers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t do missing mortals. For that you’ll have to pray or, you know, call the authorities.”

From Literature