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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That humor is what ultimately resonated when Wells decided to film her daily climb and post it online.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
This was the year Kansas City lost its magic pixie dust … while ultimately scuffling to a 6-11 finish.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed further insight into the United States’s plans for the decapitated government of Venezuela, which is intended to ultimately culminate in transition.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
This was the year Kansas City lost its magic pixie dust … while ultimately scuffling to a 6-11 finish.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed further insight into the United States’s plans for the decapitated government of Venezuela, which is intended to ultimately culminate in transition.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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