mercifully
adverb
mer·ci·ful·ly
ˈmər-si-f(ə-)lē 
1
: in a merciful manner
2
: fortunately sense 2
mercifully we didn't have to attend the meeting
Examples of mercifully in a Sentence
His crimes have been dealt with mercifully.
Mercifully, the professor always makes our tests easy.
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Even when Volpe struck out to mercifully end the inning, Ogasawara needed six pitches to do it.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
While Kurt Warner, Carson Palmer and Jake Plummer all produced tremendous moments (Warner and Palmer are in the Cardinals’ Ring of Honor), many Arizona quarterbacks have been one and, mercifully, done.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The preseason, finally, mercifully and thankfully, is over.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
This year, the powers that be mercifully decided to change the format, for the better.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
While Kurt Warner, Carson Palmer and Jake Plummer all produced tremendous moments (Warner and Palmer are in the Cardinals’ Ring of Honor), many Arizona quarterbacks have been one and, mercifully, done.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The preseason, finally, mercifully and thankfully, is over.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
This year, the powers that be mercifully decided to change the format, for the better.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mercifully
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercifully. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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