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adverb

ultimately

CEFR B2

as the end result of a succession or process

In a sentence

Six example sentences with ultimately, each labelled with its topic.

  • The founders pivoted three times, burned two years, and ultimately sold the company for less than they had raised.

    Startups

  • The bill was amended in committee, delayed twice, and ultimately passed on a Friday evening with nine votes to spare.

    Politics

  • Each argument in the dialog answers the one before it, and ultimately Socrates leaves his friend with no definition at all.

    Philosophy

  • The case went through three appeals and was ultimately dismissed on a point nobody had raised at trial.

    Law

  • The team traded picks, signed veterans, and ultimately won the title with a rookie leading the scoring.

    Basketball

  • Twenty years of failed experiments ultimately produced a single clean result that filled one page.

    Science

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