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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Violent crime against the elderly is mercifully rare.
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Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Texas State baseball's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekend mercifully ended Sunday when Marcus Aranda hit a two-run home run to left field, lifting Louisiana-Monroe to a 16-5, seven inning, run-rule win.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Texas State baseball's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekend mercifully ended Sunday when Marcus Aranda hit a two-run home run to left field, lifting Louisiana-Monroe to a 16-5, seven inning, run-rule win.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Pantemis got away, perhaps mercifully, with a yellow card after a hard foul on Reggie Cannon out of desperation outside the box in the 73rd minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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 18 Mar. 2026.
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