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 socialite is now a bailiff, Orsolya Ionescu (Eszter Tompa), who has a husband and three children, none of whom, mercifully, dies; the plight of the young and comfortable is not Jude’s concern.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
One abruptly gains social permission to behave just as mercifully—to go without the same illusion—to oneself.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Violent crime against the elderly is mercifully rare.
—Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
One abruptly gains social permission to behave just as mercifully—to go without the same illusion—to oneself.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Violent crime against the elderly is mercifully rare.
—Neal K. Shah, Boston Herald, 17 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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