ˈmercifully

/ ˈmɜːsɪfʊlɪ /

adverb

1. in a way that shows mercy; compassionately

   mercifully put down

2. sentence modifier fortunately; one is relieved to say that

   mercifully, all went well

Example Sentences

I walked until my emotional field of vision was mercifully more narrow: One more step, one more breath, that’s all I had to worry about.

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Bidding now for a second upset, Allred’s Senate campaign is mercifully short on football metaphors.

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Less mercifully, Brady was in the broadcast booth for Fox calling the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers.

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Five years later, she mercifully changed her mind.

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However, “Jaws 2” is a masterpiece when compared to the stream of bigscreen chum that followed, mercifully ending with 1987’s “Jaws: The Revenge.”

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