Example Sentences

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Mercifully, there is a monk who knows his stuff, and if Jacobi isn’t enough reason to watch, the costumes and landscape are pretty great too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Mercifully, the Supreme Court may be cognizant of both the incomprehensibility of immigration paperwork and the weighty consequences of denaturalization and green card rescission.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

Mercifully for Edmonton, they have Leon Draisaitl, their German goal-scoring virtuoso and overtime reaper, who yet again found magic in the sudden-death stanza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

Mercifully, the games finally started again, and the product drew more viewership than ever before.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Mercifully, the Gran raised her arms then and the crowd went silent, saving Seven from having to fib and say whatever she got would be a blessing.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega