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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Overall, giving up equity is ultimately going to be more expensive for brands than debt due to the nature of how the capital waterfall flows.
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Dayton Miller, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The paperback edition of the resulting novel — which follows the opening night of The Manor, a bucolic but ultimately cursed luxury resort — hits bookstores on May 6.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The Lions met with some tight end prospects at the combine, but ultimately didn’t draft one this year.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
And the success or failure of those sacrifices is ultimately subjective.
—Richard Newby, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Dayton Miller, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The paperback edition of the resulting novel — which follows the opening night of The Manor, a bucolic but ultimately cursed luxury resort — hits bookstores on May 6.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The Lions met with some tight end prospects at the combine, but ultimately didn’t draft one this year.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
And the success or failure of those sacrifices is ultimately subjective.
—Richard Newby, Time, 28 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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