mercifully
adverb
mer·ci·ful·ly
ˈmər-si-f(ə-)lē 
1
: in a merciful manner
2
: fortunately sense 2
mercifully we didn't have to attend the meeting
Examples of mercifully in a Sentence
His crimes have been dealt with mercifully.
Mercifully, the professor always makes our tests easy.
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Finding himself the sole carer for his younger, but mercifully sweet, sister and desperate to make a living, Totone embarks on a mission to master the art of making Comté cheese in the hope of winning a big ticket prize in a local contest.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Malone mercifully had to give Jokic a break, and outside of one shining moment at Golden State, his team has been a mess.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
The final horn sounded, mercifully, the players shook hands, and the Aztecs shuffled off the floor, through a tunnel and into the quiet of their locker room, their season ending with a whimper instead of a bang.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
This year’s field is mercifully free of a Skin or a Two Distant Strangers, and the two nominees most plugged in to the current political moment have none of the cloying obviousness that usually marks an Oscar short.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Malone mercifully had to give Jokic a break, and outside of one shining moment at Golden State, his team has been a mess.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
The final horn sounded, mercifully, the players shook hands, and the Aztecs shuffled off the floor, through a tunnel and into the quiet of their locker room, their season ending with a whimper instead of a bang.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
This year’s field is mercifully free of a Skin or a Two Distant Strangers, and the two nominees most plugged in to the current political moment have none of the cloying obviousness that usually marks an Oscar short.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mercifully
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercifully. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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