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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Leaders of the Whitaker peace coalition say this sanctuary is the result of Uganda’s liberal open border policies toward refugees, and that their pacifist outreach is ultimately aimed at halting—step-by-step—conflicts across the region.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Psychedelics, even when used in pursuit of enlightenment, induce an isolated, individual experience that is ultimately antithetical to that of the Communion table of bread and wine, where all are welcome, and all are nourished with the same Substance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Sometimes land acknowledgments can be one of those things that makes the people doing them feel better, but ultimately isn't really making any change.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 21 July 2025
Officers ultimately stopped it on Krome Avenue near 167th Street.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Psychedelics, even when used in pursuit of enlightenment, induce an isolated, individual experience that is ultimately antithetical to that of the Communion table of bread and wine, where all are welcome, and all are nourished with the same Substance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Sometimes land acknowledgments can be one of those things that makes the people doing them feel better, but ultimately isn't really making any change.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 21 July 2025
Officers ultimately stopped it on Krome Avenue near 167th Street.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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