fortunately
adverb
Examples of fortunately in a Sentence
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Not so fortunately, there wasn’t much television access to those games.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
Top Activities Boston’s high concentration of historic attractions can be a little overwhelming for first-time visitors, but fortunately, there’s one iconic path that’s been perfectly curated to show the city’s top sites.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But, fortunately, the indomitable spirit of making advances in AI, along with the specter of fierce competition amongst AI makers, keeps the wheels turning and the lights blazingly on.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Addressing a meeting of activists shortly after the men went missing, Moses proceeded from the assumption that the three men were dead and, as Ganz recalls, that other volunteers would likely die in the course of the summer—a foreboding that, fortunately, proved wrong.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
And fortunately, luxury online retailer Rue La La has a stash of on-sale Birkenstocks that are perfect for any and all of your upcoming travel plans.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2024
Price is also an important factor, though fortunately none of these watches cost more than $25 at the time of this writing.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
There were about 12,000 gallons of Pinot Noir that the winery deemed to be undrinkable because of smoke taint, and fortunately Sardell was able to distill it into brandy that the winemaking team fell in love with.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
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Word History
1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortunately. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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