mortally
adverb
mor·tal·ly
ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē 
1
: in a deadly or fatal manner : to death
mortally wounded
2
: to an extreme degree : intensely
mortally afraid
Examples of mortally in a Sentence
I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
At some point in the interaction, gunfire rang out, mortally wounding him.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Police were quickly called to the scene and found Rivas mortally wounded outside the auto repair shop.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mortally
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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortally. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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