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

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

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

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

She is deathly afraid of seeing the dead and has all kinds of charms pinned to her bra to keep a ghost from coming near.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez