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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Tortora eventually fights back and is acquitted, but he’s been mortally wounded.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Esquibell, who lived in the area, had just bought some food from a street vendor and was walking away when multiple suspects engaged in a gunbattle on the street that left Esquibell mortally wounded and at least three buildings in the area, including the Oakland Ice Rink, hit by gunfire.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Christine, a pediatric intensive care nurse, was found mortally wounded after being stabbed in her Herndon, Va., home on February 24, 2023.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The mother, mortally wounded, was able to call 911.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Esquibell, who lived in the area, had just bought some food from a street vendor and was walking away when multiple suspects engaged in a gunbattle on the street that left Esquibell mortally wounded and at least three buildings in the area, including the Oakland Ice Rink, hit by gunfire.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Christine, a pediatric intensive care nurse, was found mortally wounded after being stabbed in her Herndon, Va., home on February 24, 2023.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The mother, mortally wounded, was able to call 911.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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