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 attacker, identified by police as Joel Cauchi, 40, was fatally shot by a police officer.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The settlement amount paid to the Payne family is slightly larger than the $4.1 million the city paid to the family of Stephon Clark, an unarmed Black man police fatally shot in 2018 after mistaking his cellphone for a gun.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
The woman who was fatally shot has not yet been identified.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Susan Markey’s brother, Steven, was fatally shot during a carjacking in 2019.
—Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
The assailant was fatally shot by a hero cop who was first to respond to the scene, authorities said.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
In addition to fatally stabbing Schulman, Miu was convicted of wounding A.J. Martin, Dante Carlson, Tony Carlson and Rhyley Mattison, along with punching Madison Coen in the face.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Warren police fatally shot a male after they were sent to a domestic disturbance Friday, according to a news release.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide investigators are asking for the public’s help in solving the killing of a woman who was fatally stabbed and whose body was then set on fire on the side of a highway in Bakersfield.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The settlement amount paid to the Payne family is slightly larger than the $4.1 million the city paid to the family of Stephon Clark, an unarmed Black man police fatally shot in 2018 after mistaking his cellphone for a gun.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
The woman who was fatally shot has not yet been identified.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Susan Markey’s brother, Steven, was fatally shot during a carjacking in 2019.
—Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
The assailant was fatally shot by a hero cop who was first to respond to the scene, authorities said.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
In addition to fatally stabbing Schulman, Miu was convicted of wounding A.J. Martin, Dante Carlson, Tony Carlson and Rhyley Mattison, along with punching Madison Coen in the face.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Warren police fatally shot a male after they were sent to a domestic disturbance Friday, according to a news release.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide investigators are asking for the public’s help in solving the killing of a woman who was fatally stabbed and whose body was then set on fire on the side of a highway in Bakersfield.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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