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
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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 time on the court with his father Tuesday night was short and ultimately didn’t matter in the final score.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
They'll be mentored, judged, and ultimately eliminated weekly by Bennett, his co-host and fellow judge Melissa Peterman (Reba), and a series of guest judges — including Hallmark stars B.J. Britt, Nikki DeLoach, Rachel Boston, and more.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Mike and Zara ultimately met in 2003 during England’s World Cup-winning run in Australia and married in Scotland in July 2011, three months after William and Kate married at Westminster Abbey in London.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
And that in turn ultimately damaged all three companies’ efforts to use their thousands of stores as hubs to create broader health care business.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
They'll be mentored, judged, and ultimately eliminated weekly by Bennett, his co-host and fellow judge Melissa Peterman (Reba), and a series of guest judges — including Hallmark stars B.J. Britt, Nikki DeLoach, Rachel Boston, and more.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Mike and Zara ultimately met in 2003 during England’s World Cup-winning run in Australia and married in Scotland in July 2011, three months after William and Kate married at Westminster Abbey in London.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
And that in turn ultimately damaged all three companies’ efforts to use their thousands of stores as hubs to create broader health care business.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultimately. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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