deathly

Example Sentences

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A lot of people are deathly afraid of losing all their money or changing their state, even changing their station in life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

She was as happy as she had been when Masvita’s face lost the deathly gray pallor of cholera.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer