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mortal
adjective as in deadly
adjective as in human
Example Sentences
It’s an intriguing addition to the canon, but for mere mortals who haven’t survived abusive, plagiaristic and mystifying advisors to earn Oxbridge degrees — or even just bad bosses — it might be unrelatable.
His father’s religion told him it was a mortal sin.
"I had to face the fact that he was determined to destroy me. I was now engaged in mortal political combat with someone I knew to be both ruthless and highly effective," she writes.
Look: Even the famous and powerful are mortal.
But on Tuesday he stressed that France - the eurozone's second economy - was "in mortal danger" of being crushed by debt.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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