Their creation therefore, was mercifully free of prejudice and traditional, inward-looking car thinking.

I feel new, and opened, mercifully free of self-consciousness.

It is mercifully free of specific restrictions on imports or countries and it's less protectionist than the House bill.

For this critic, the year was mercifully free from exhibitions that came on too strong.

Time spent with her would be mercifully free of chitchat or exhaustive explanations.

His life had been mercifully free of it.

As the stars asked for donations - no hard sell was necessary - their comments were mercifully free of politics.

The air was warm, maybe twenty-five degrees Celsius, and mercifully free of humidity.

Once more I fell into a state mercifully free of dreams.

It was full day, and the sand was mercifully free of his blood.