mortal

Example Sentences

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The Americans looked not only mortal, but downright overmatched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

The rap on this year’s pack of gubernatorial hopefuls is they’re a collective bore, as though the lack of A-list sizzle and failure to throw off sparks is some kind of mortal sin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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

Never did I see such baffled malice on a face; and never, I trust, shall such ever be seen again by mortal eyes.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker