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Finally, 42 hours into the draft, the Cleveland Browns, who on Friday night raised eyebrows with the third-round selection of Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, mercifully called Sanders to welcome him to the franchise.
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
He was mercifully pulled in favor of Calvin Pickard during a media timeout with 9:30 left in the third period after allowing five goals on 28 shots.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
With him, there’s mercifully no reality to yesterday.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
He was mercifully pulled in favor of Calvin Pickard during a media timeout with 9:30 left in the third period after allowing five goals on 28 shots.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
With him, there’s mercifully no reality to yesterday.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mercifully
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“Mercifully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercifully. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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