How to Use mortally in a Sentence

mortally

adverb

• I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before.
• His ship was hit and he was mortally wounded in the process.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2022
• The 600-foot-long cruiser, mortally wounded, sank on the way to port.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
• The girls crashed the car and the grandfather was mortally injured.
  — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021
• Four of the victims were killed outright, and the fifth was mortally wounded.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 12 June 2017
• The bear crashed through a bannister as Mauldin emptied the gun and slid down the stairs, mortally wounded.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022
• He was mortally wounded while trying to re-lock the door.
  — Jonathan Sperling, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2018
• One of the men on the sidewalk was mortally wounded while the other pulled a gun and returned fire, police say.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2020
• Cops found the mortally 8-year-old boy in the apartment, officials said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
• Among the people killed or mortally wounded that day: A 22-year-old student and avid dancer.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
• About 10:45 p.m. two men walked up and opened fire, mortally wounding Branch and Morris.
  — David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 May 2017
• The free kick is cleared and Griezmann fouls Di Maria, who for 10 full seconds is mortally wounded.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 1 July 2018
• There was some kind of confrontation near homes on Knoll and more than one deputy fired at the man, mortally wounding him, Keim said.
  — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2017
• The killer turns to Morales, spits in her face, then kicks Dowling, who is curled up on the sidewalk mortally wounded from a puncture to his heart.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
• As the porter fought back, his assailant slumped, mortally stricken.
  — The Economist, 6 Mar. 2021
• The friends fired their guns at each other, but Caleb was quicker, mortally wounding his comrade in the process.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 28 Apr. 2020
• But a piece of shrapnel managed to puncture the thick, steel shutter and the thick glass window of the shelter, mortally wounding the boy.
  — New York Times, 14 May 2021
• One of the victims was killed in the street while the other was mortally wounded and later died at a hospital, Bruce said.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2020
• He was mortally wounded in battle in 1864 and is buried in Richmond, Va.
  — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2018
• In one version of the story, Arbuckle threw Rappe onto the bed and mortally crushed her with his bulk.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
• When the day was over, the fliers from the Enterprise and Yorktown had sunk three carriers and mortally damaged a fourth.
  — Chris Carola, The Seattle Times, 3 June 2017
• In 1993, rising star Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) was mortally wounded while filming a scene for the movie.
  — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 4 May 2018
• James Lawrence, who was mortally wounded off Boston’s coast during the War of 1812.
  — Dean Rotbart, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2021
• For years, all four insisted the group was mortally wounded, if not dead.
  — Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• Madden got out and shot and killed David Siau and mortally wounded McKenzie.
  — Fox News, 20 July 2022
• Miller was ordered to the bridge to evacuate the ship's captain, who lay mortally wounded.
  — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2020
• The occupant of the home shot at the medics, mortally wounding Ulmschneider.
  — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 3 May 2018
• He was not charged directly with the killing of his pal, Omar Darwish, 18, who was mortally wounded during the botched drug deal on Jan. 19.
  — David Ovalle, miamiherald, 27 June 2018
• One of the gunman's shots struck Wallace in the chest, mortally wounding the child who passed away from his injuries at an area hospital.
  — Fox News, 8 June 2021
• As Wood, mortally wounded, cried out, Ervin rushed forward to help him — and, while doing so, was fatally shot by enemy fire.
  — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024