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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The Little Rock Police Department is investigating after a man was found fatally shot early Monday morning, authorities said.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Federal prosecutors said at trial that Fiore, 54, had raised more than $70,000 for the statue of a Las Vegas police officer who was fatally shot in 2014 in the line of duty, but had instead spent some of it on cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter’s wedding.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
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—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Court records show that McKoy, 23, was fatally shot in front of her infant at the Coachlight Square condominium complex in Bridgeport on April 6, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
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Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Federal prosecutors said at trial that Fiore, 54, had raised more than $70,000 for the statue of a Las Vegas police officer who was fatally shot in 2014 in the line of duty, but had instead spent some of it on cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter’s wedding.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
Related article Who was Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot in Manhattan?
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Court records show that McKoy, 23, was fatally shot in front of her infant at the Coachlight Square condominium complex in Bridgeport on April 6, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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