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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The rest of the staff, mercifully, takes a more pragmatic approach.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The Mavs made the play-in tournament and won at Sacramento before their season — mercifully, perhaps — ended in a loss at Memphis with the No. 8 seed at stake.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
This stunning three-bedroom apartment was recently fully renovated, but mercifully, the original wall frescoes and vaulted ceilings were preserved.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2025
Her face on her computer screen, caught in the gaze of her webcam, was mercifully small, its eyes frozen in desperate concentration.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The Mavs made the play-in tournament and won at Sacramento before their season — mercifully, perhaps — ended in a loss at Memphis with the No. 8 seed at stake.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
This stunning three-bedroom apartment was recently fully renovated, but mercifully, the original wall frescoes and vaulted ceilings were preserved.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2025
Her face on her computer screen, caught in the gaze of her webcam, was mercifully small, its eyes frozen in desperate concentration.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 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 11 Jul. 2025.
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