1
: in a way determined by fate
2
: in a manner suggesting fate or an act of fate: such as
a
: in a manner resulting in death : mortally
fatally wounded
b
: beyond repair : irrevocably
c
: in a manner resulting in ruin or evil
it is fatally easy to pass off our prejudices as our opinions—
W. F. Hambly
W. F. Hambly
d
: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted
thinks she is fatally attractive—J. W. Krutch
J. W. KrutchExamples of fatally in a Sentence
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Three men were shot, one fatally, in Northwest Baltimore Sunday afternoon, police said.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an armed South Elgin man during an alleged Elgin robbery this summer was justified in his actions, according to a results of a Kane County Major Crimes Task Force investigation.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
This year’s conference, colloquially known as JPM, took place a month after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
Cops also found a bloody mop in the bedroom and smelled bleach, leading them to believe that Navarro had tried to clean up after fatally striking Portillo in the back of the head with the pipe.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an armed South Elgin man during an alleged Elgin robbery this summer was justified in his actions, according to a results of a Kane County Major Crimes Task Force investigation.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
This year’s conference, colloquially known as JPM, took place a month after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
Cops also found a bloody mop in the bedroom and smelled bleach, leading them to believe that Navarro had tried to clean up after fatally striking Portillo in the back of the head with the pipe.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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