mortally
Example Sentences
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Three games to go and a three-point lead over the monied giants on one side of Glasgow and seven over the surely mortally wounded behemoth on the other side.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“The Ecuadorian people are crying, and Ecuador is mortally wounded,” Zuquilanda said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
But then the car stops, its headlights revealing a mortally wounded kangaroo — a regionally specific piece of roadkill, yes, but otherwise an all-too-familiar harbinger of horror-movie disaster.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Hamilton was mortally wounded, and Burr was indicted for his death.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2023
And she took the sausages and turned the perambulator round very quickly, and wheeled it out of the shop in such a way that the Butcher knew he had mortally offended her.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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