grievously

Example Sentences

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Grievously injured, Diana had been rushed to Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital on the other side of the Seine in southeast Paris, and soon died there, the French interior minister announced at 4 a.m.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2017

Grievously wounded was his grandson Sadaullah, a quiet, studious 14-year old boy.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

Grievously have I erred, but believe me, it has been partly through ignorance.

From The Wedding Guest by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Grievously had the Danes sinned against the holy East Anglian King.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

Grievously as Mrs. Linley has been injured, the evidence shows that she was herself by no means free from blame.

From The Evil Genius by Collins, Wilkie