deathly
adverb
Examples of deathly in a Sentence
A deathly silence filled the room.
his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile
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While attempting to return to their present, a cryptic force emerges and traps them on a strange plot of land, giving them a deathly ultimatum in order to escape.
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Caroline Brew, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
The chill of her announcement is accentuated by Muhly’s orchestration, in which bass clarinet, contrabassoon, harp, and cello perform a deathly turn from E major to G minor.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Then we were warned that the friend, despite being a licensed psychiatrist, has a deathly and obsessive terror of dogs.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
There was a deathly silence at the table, Jared recalls.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
For one, the bees that buzzed throughout several of the episodes are seemingly a symbol of Anthony's deathly fear of following in his father's footsteps and dying young from a bee sting.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 12 Jan. 2021
Some people crawled across, while others fell back from the ladder rungs only to be caught by a half-dozen souls, carried along in a deathly procession, and then lowered to the ground and compelled to repeat.
—Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2019
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 Trailer
Part 1 of the film will be released Nov. 19, 2010.
—Chris Kohler, WIRED, 28 June 2010
Caroline Brew, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
The chill of her announcement is accentuated by Muhly’s orchestration, in which bass clarinet, contrabassoon, harp, and cello perform a deathly turn from E major to G minor.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Then we were warned that the friend, despite being a licensed psychiatrist, has a deathly and obsessive terror of dogs.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
There was a deathly silence at the table, Jared recalls.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
For one, the bees that buzzed throughout several of the episodes are seemingly a symbol of Anthony's deathly fear of following in his father's footsteps and dying young from a bee sting.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 12 Jan. 2021
Some people crawled across, while others fell back from the ladder rungs only to be caught by a half-dozen souls, carried along in a deathly procession, and then lowered to the ground and compelled to repeat.
—Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2019
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Duration Time 0:00
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 Trailer
Part 1 of the film will be released Nov. 19, 2010.
—Chris Kohler, WIRED, 28 June 2010
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“Deathly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deathly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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deathly
adjective
death·ly
ˈdeth-lē 
1
: causing death or destruction
2
: of, relating to, or suggestive of death
a deathly paleness
deathly
adverb
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