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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Smith’s killing is the second to have taken place at Ivory’s home this year: 27-year-old Jordan Travis Moore was fatally shot on the house’s front porch in February, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
The Context Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson outside a hotel in Manhattan in December 2024.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Thompson, who had served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare since 2021, was fatally shot in early December 2024.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The technology gained notoriety in 2021, according to past reporting, after an alert from a street in Little Village in Chicago sent police running after 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by an officer during the chase.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
The Context Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson outside a hotel in Manhattan in December 2024.
—Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Thompson, who had served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare since 2021, was fatally shot in early December 2024.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The technology gained notoriety in 2021, according to past reporting, after an alert from a street in Little Village in Chicago sent police running after 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by an officer during the chase.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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