ultimately
adverb
ul·ti·mate·ly
ˈəl-tə-mət-lē 
1
: in the end : fundamentally
the word comes ultimately from Latin
2
: eventually
ultimately, they agreed
Examples of ultimately in a Sentence
The changes ultimately proved to be unnecessary.
Ultimately, it's a question of who is more popular.
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Nick left his parents' home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles and traveled a short distance away, where he was ultimately located by police near the campus of the University of Southern California.
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Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
Heat trainers initially called for a stretcher to be brought out, but the stretcher ultimately wasn’t needed.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The worry is that the central bank will intervene by increasing the money supply—kick-starting an inflationary cycle—but that ultimately the government may have to cut back on spending.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Wortman, Shue and Jones ultimately voted to fire that manager after just five months on the job.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
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Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
Heat trainers initially called for a stretcher to be brought out, but the stretcher ultimately wasn’t needed.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The worry is that the central bank will intervene by increasing the money supply—kick-starting an inflationary cycle—but that ultimately the government may have to cut back on spending.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Wortman, Shue and Jones ultimately voted to fire that manager after just five months on the job.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ultimately
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultimately. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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