- plural of mortal.
mortals
Example Sentences
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Animation’s expressiveness can’t be captured by mortals, even one as formidable as Johnson, who so enjoys his trickster Maui that he’s played him three times in 10 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Then he wrote a bestseller, “The Little Book That Beats the Market,” telling mere mortals a simple way to mimic his performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
“You may think salt is sufficient protection, but you children are forgetful. Better to go without. As for dancing, once begun, you mortals will dance yourselves to death if we don’t prevent it.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
