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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Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.
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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
If the killers really were motivated by nostalgia, as Mindy suggests in her perfunctory (but mercifully brief) meta-monologue, there would be a thematic through-line to latch on to.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
When the buzzer mercifully sounded, the box score made no bones about the fact the Trojans had been outworked and outclassed in almost every facet of the game.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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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
If the killers really were motivated by nostalgia, as Mindy suggests in her perfunctory (but mercifully brief) meta-monologue, there would be a thematic through-line to latch on to.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
When the buzzer mercifully sounded, the box score made no bones about the fact the Trojans had been outworked and outclassed in almost every facet of the game.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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