deathly

Example Sentences

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Lawren Babek had three cats when she went on a first date in 2008 with a man who said he was deathly allergic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The atmosphere among those who came to mourn the tragedy was deathly quiet.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

In a scene also reminiscent of past October failures, just a few steps from the party, the Dodgers clubhouse was deathly quiet.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

He could have been totally fine, or he could have gotten deathly ill.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

The woods were deathly still, more forbidding than I had ever seen them—green and black and stagnant, dark with the smells of mud and rot.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt