fatally

adverb

fa·tal·ly ˈfā-tᵊl-ē

: in a way determined by fate

: in a manner suggesting fate or an act of fate: such as

: in a manner resulting in death : mortally

fatally wounded

: beyond repair : irrevocably

: in a manner resulting in ruin or evil

it is fatally easy to pass off our prejudices as our opinions—

W. F. Hambly

: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted

thinks she is fatally attractive—

J. W. Krutch

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What To Know Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson, who was the top executive of the largest private health insurer in the country, outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025 Richard Lee Tabler, who fatally shot four people in 2004, was executed by lethal injection in Texas. —

Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 Ford then raped and beat Kimberly before fatally shooting her. —

Nicole Acosta, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Police continue their investigation into the deaths of an elderly couple found fatally shot in their Roseville apartment Thursday night. —

Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fatally