fatally

[US]/'feɪtəlɪ/
[UK]/ˈfetlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. fatally; unfortunately; inevitably

Phrases & Collocations

fatally injured

fatally ill

fatally wounded

fatally flawed

fatally flawed argument

fatally flawed reasoning

fatally flawed system

fatally flawed plan

fatally flawed strategy

fatally flawed assumption

Example Sentences

She was fatally wounded in a car crash.

One of the drivers was fatally injured.

Four policemen were fatally shot in the incident.

a series of fatally flawed judgements

The patient was fatally injured in the car accident.

The soldier was fatally wounded in battle.

The pilot was fatally shot down during the mission.

The criminal was fatally shot by the police.

The disease can be fatally contagious if not treated early.

The building was fatally damaged in the earthquake.

The fire spread rapidly and fatally engulfed the entire house.

The drug overdose fatally affected the young man.

The venom from the snake bite fatally poisoned the victim.

The criminal's actions fatally harmed the innocent bystander.

Real-world Examples

Early Wednesday three people were shot, two fatally.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Red tape and cuts have fatally delayed adequate testing.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Over one weekend in Chicago 75 people were shot in separate incidents, 13 of them fatally.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Halyna Hutchins was fatally wounded in October.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2022

Our larger hopes in life have been fatally holed.

Source: The school of life

The suspect who you see without a shirt was fatally shot.

Source: AP Listening December 2015 Collection

Sadly for Edie...Can I talk to you? ...her timing was fatally flawed.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

Dr. King was fatally shot by petty thief and virulent racist James Earl Ray.

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2018 Collection

His Administration argues that the deal is fatally flawed because it's not permanent.

Source: Time

Gray was fatally injured while in police custody after he was arrested in April.

Source: CNN Selected June 2015 Collection

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