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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Doug Estes and Jim Bennett were fatally shot near Titus' property in Kalamazoo County in 1990.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
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CBS News, 19 May 2026
Mangione’s attorneys argued local police illegally searched his backpack when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in December 2024, days after Thompson was fatally shot on a Manhattan sidewalk.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Mangione is accused of fatally shooting the 50-year-old Thompson on a midtown Manhattan street in December 2024, when the insurance company CEO was headed into an investors' event for UnitedHealthcare's parent, UnitedHealth Group.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan in December 2024.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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