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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The Boise School District sent a statement out Wednesday saying that the girl who was fatally struck by a pickup truck late Tuesday afternoon in the North End was a student at Washington Elementary School.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
More gunfire broke out, and three officers were injured, Allen fatally.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Sacramento County sheriff’s officials have said Chastain, a homeless man, fatally attacked Raleigh outside his home in the 6200 block of Kenneth Avenue, a few blocks east of Fair Oaks Boulevard.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The jury also found the man accused of fatally shooting Isabella, 22-year-old Sheldon Robinson, guilty on those same counts, per the release.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
More gunfire broke out, and three officers were injured, Allen fatally.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Sacramento County sheriff’s officials have said Chastain, a homeless man, fatally attacked Raleigh outside his home in the 6200 block of Kenneth Avenue, a few blocks east of Fair Oaks Boulevard.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The jury also found the man accused of fatally shooting Isabella, 22-year-old Sheldon Robinson, guilty on those same counts, per the release.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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