fatally
adverb
\
Definition of fatally
Examples of fatally in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Officers found the boy, who had been fatally shot, in a vehicle. — Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com, "One 17-year-old fatally shot, another wounded in Joliet, police say," 10 June 2019 Police say the gunman who fatally shot 12 people used a silencer. — USA TODAY, "Black Hills yaks, serious senioritis on campus, Pony Express: News from around our 50 states," 10 June 2019 Police fatally shot a man Sunday morning in a confrontation in a building in Portland’s Pearl District. — oregonlive.com, "Portland police fatally shoot man in Pearl District confrontation," 9 June 2019 She'd been fatally shot and her death is being investigated as a homicide, CNN affiliate KARK reported. — Faith Karimi, CNN, "Two former state senators found dead in their homes within two days," 8 June 2019 Gibson McElhaney’s, whose own son, Victor McElhaney, 21, was fatally shot in Los Angeles just three months ago, took the stage to share her thoughts on the mural. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "Mural of Oscar Grant unveiled at BART station where he died a decade ago," 8 June 2019 On the day Nia Lassai was born, her biological father was fatally shot in the Calliope Projects where Lassai grew up until Hurricane Katrina. — Olivia Prentzel, nola.com, "‘She didn’t get to fulfill her purpose,’ aunt says of 23-year-old woman killed in New Orleans," 8 June 2019 Aion said that the officers then proceeded to use a stun device — something police also confirmed — and fatally shot Lopez. — Claire Rafford, azcentral, "Protesters denounce Phoenix police shootings, Facebook posts," 7 June 2019 Parker is accused of fatally shooting William Connole on June 3, 2015, as Connole stood on a street corner in Loveland. — Hans Peter, The Denver Post, "Man accused of fatal shooting on Loveland street corner deemed incompetent to stand trial," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fatally.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on fatally
What made you want to look up fatally? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words for Summer: A Quiz
-
- Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Words for Summer: A Quiz
Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.
Take the quiz -
Finance Words Quiz
Take the quiz
-
Name That Thing
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
Take the quiz -
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!
Play the game
Share fatally
Resources for fatally