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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There are only five games left before this disappointing season mercifully comes to an end.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Antioch suffered through a 22-game losing streak that mercifully ended in 2022.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
In the middle of the Pats’ first two touchdown drives Tagovailoa threw an interception that mercifully was negated by a penalty.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Antioch suffered through a 22-game losing streak that mercifully ended in 2022.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
In the middle of the Pats’ first two touchdown drives Tagovailoa threw an interception that mercifully was negated by a penalty.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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