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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Detectives believe the gunman fatally shot both of them, stole money from the facility's front office, and fled the area.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Authorities on Tuesday released the names of the three people who were fatally shot in Monticello early Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2026
San Diego police arrested a 29-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his younger brother in a Point Loma market’s parking lot.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
The federal complaint comes after Lewis’ family filed a state lawsuit in Arapahoe County last year against both the city of Aurora and SWAT officer Michael Dieck, who fatally shot 37-year-old Lewis.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Authorities on Tuesday released the names of the three people who were fatally shot in Monticello early Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2026
San Diego police arrested a 29-year-old man early Tuesday on suspicion of fatally stabbing his younger brother in a Point Loma market’s parking lot.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
The federal complaint comes after Lewis’ family filed a state lawsuit in Arapahoe County last year against both the city of Aurora and SWAT officer Michael Dieck, who fatally shot 37-year-old Lewis.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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