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 justices, mercifully, declined to meddle with the map.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
As position player Austin Nola lobbed in pitches to mercifully end Wednesday’s finale, the Jays surpassed the 1950 St. Louis Browns for most hits in a three-game series by any squad in the modern era (since 1901).
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
The timing could not have been more serendipitous – my baby girl was down south visiting grandparents for the first few weeks of summer, and work schedules had also mercifully aligned for me and her father to drop everything and jet to the Caribbean for a few days.
—Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
The most immediate threat to the land of dreams was, of course, none other than the supreme leader himself, whose decision to spill family blood by mercifully killing his only son, Orpheus (Ruairi O’Connor), drew the ire of a trio of goddesses known as the Furies.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
As position player Austin Nola lobbed in pitches to mercifully end Wednesday’s finale, the Jays surpassed the 1950 St. Louis Browns for most hits in a three-game series by any squad in the modern era (since 1901).
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
The timing could not have been more serendipitous – my baby girl was down south visiting grandparents for the first few weeks of summer, and work schedules had also mercifully aligned for me and her father to drop everything and jet to the Caribbean for a few days.
—Essence, 1 Aug. 2025
The most immediate threat to the land of dreams was, of course, none other than the supreme leader himself, whose decision to spill family blood by mercifully killing his only son, Orpheus (Ruairi O’Connor), drew the ire of a trio of goddesses known as the Furies.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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