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
When Charlie Hopkins thinks back to the three years he spent in one of America's most famous prisons, he remembers the "deathly quiet" the most.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
“As soon as I sat down in that chair for the first screen I was deathly terrified,” he said, re-spiraling in real time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
In other words, I was a teenager, deathly fearful of disappointing her but too prideful to act like it mattered.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
