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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Police said both parents were aware of the drug use in the home where the infant was living, which ultimately led to the baby's near-fatal fentanyl overdose.
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Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The guidance followed an investigation into then-Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who had been accused of violating the agency’s selective disclosure rules through a Facebook post, an incident that ultimately led the SEC to clarify how companies could use social platforms to share material information.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Five years in the making, the plans shrink the number of bus routes but increase frequency overall, a trade-off officials say should ultimately make the system work better for more people.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Both Hopewell Elementary and the home of the district’s LEAD Innovation Studio were ultimately constructed on the ground, but the district still owns around 150 acres of undeveloped land in the forest.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The guidance followed an investigation into then-Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who had been accused of violating the agency’s selective disclosure rules through a Facebook post, an incident that ultimately led the SEC to clarify how companies could use social platforms to share material information.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Five years in the making, the plans shrink the number of bus routes but increase frequency overall, a trade-off officials say should ultimately make the system work better for more people.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Both Hopewell Elementary and the home of the district’s LEAD Innovation Studio were ultimately constructed on the ground, but the district still owns around 150 acres of undeveloped land in the forest.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultimately. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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