deathly
Example Sentences
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“A lot of people are deathly afraid of losing all their money,” Perkins told me, back at his Austin, Texas, compound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 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
Cain’s hand comes up again, and again, the crowd falls deathly silent.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
