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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Because, ultimately, there is no success (without struggle), there is no sunshine without rain, all the cliches.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
But the show ultimately weaponizes that claustrophobia to its benefit.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
At the 2013 World Championships, Vonn tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee and sustained a fracture in her right leg after a crash during the super-G. Later that year, she re-injured her ACL while training, and ultimately did not participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
For retailers, these tariffs would likely translate into significant price hikes across a wide range of everyday goods, and consumers would ultimately bear the brunt.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
But the show ultimately weaponizes that claustrophobia to its benefit.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
At the 2013 World Championships, Vonn tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee and sustained a fracture in her right leg after a crash during the super-G. Later that year, she re-injured her ACL while training, and ultimately did not participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
For retailers, these tariffs would likely translate into significant price hikes across a wide range of everyday goods, and consumers would ultimately bear the brunt.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultimately. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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