mortal

Example Sentences

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Al Qaeda and Islamic State generally view Shiites as infidels and consider Iran a mortal enemy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Then on Saturday night, in his first time skating over the Olympic rings, the 21-year-old Malinin had proven to be mortal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

"Maybe, by the time I shuffle off this mortal coil, there might be a little more awareness… of the need to bring things back together again," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

“How fitting that you should bear witness to this, the end of the reign of tyranny of mortal men over the World to Come.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny