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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The defense ultimately called only a few witnesses, one of whom was Apollo Global Management Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan, an investor and board member at Frank.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio also previously expressed interest in portraying John Dillinger, the role that eventually went to his What's Eating Gilbert Grape costar Johnny Depp, in an adaptation of Public Enemies that Mann ultimately directed in 2009.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The new Paramount has a goal to ramp up to 15 movies a year in the near future, and ultimately 20 theatrical releases annually.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
That love of movement ultimately brought me to our world of film and TV through a serendipitous moment in Tokyo, Japan in front of two coffee shops.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio also previously expressed interest in portraying John Dillinger, the role that eventually went to his What's Eating Gilbert Grape costar Johnny Depp, in an adaptation of Public Enemies that Mann ultimately directed in 2009.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The new Paramount has a goal to ramp up to 15 movies a year in the near future, and ultimately 20 theatrical releases annually.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
That love of movement ultimately brought me to our world of film and TV through a serendipitous moment in Tokyo, Japan in front of two coffee shops.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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 Oct. 2025.
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