How to use fortunate in a sentence

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• Cavendish was clearly an extraordinary man, fortunate enough to be born to a family of extraordinary means.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry brakeman
• At 18 I was fortunate enough to receive an offer to study at Oxford University.2014 August 29, Ruzwana Bashir, “The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim”, in The Guardian. From the entry fit in
• The community of Grafton is fortunate to be serviced by two conscientious local newspapers.2011, Erin Blum, Saving a Dam: And the Heart of a Community, Grafton, W.I.: The Grafton Difference, →ISBN, page 5. From the entry graftonite
• Fortune favoured the fortunate when Martin Atkinson ignored a stonewall penalty.2007 February 19, Martin Smith, “Fabregas factor helps Blackburn”, in The Daily Telegraph, London, archived from the original on 15 May 2011. From the entry stonewall
• In his relations with the Saray khanate Noghai was, in the end, less fortunate.2000, Kemal Çiçek, Ercüment Kuran, Nejat Göyünç, İlber Ortaylı, Great Ottoman Turkish civilization. From the entry Mongolo-
• He was off to rescue any number of less fortunate people, many of them darker than himself.1987, Mavis Gallant, “Its Image on the Mirror”, in Douglas Daymond, Leslie Monkman, editors, On Middle Ground: Novellas by Clark Blaise…. From the entry unloquaciousness
• 'You're very fortunate.' 'I worked for it, every zac and deener.'1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 370. From the entry zac
• It was fortunate that I never saw her in the company of powhitefolks.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 15, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 79. From the entry evenizer
• Another group of athletes, less fortunate than the Olympians, move into Tokyo next week.1964 October 31, Tom Hopkins, “Sportraitures: The ‘Paralympiad’”, in William H. Ewing, editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, volume 53, number…. From the entry Paralympiad
• We had prontosil and neoprontosil and thought we were very fortunate.1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland…. From the entry prontosil
• An acquaintance of mine was fortunate enough to discover the most impressive word notalgia for back-ache.1946, George Mikes, “How to be a General Alien”, in How to be an Alien (fiction), →ISBN, The Language. From the entry notalgia
• Blessed are they who with forethought rightly live; for they have forebought a fortunate rebirth.1943, Message of the East - Volumes 32-33 - Page 55. From the entry forebuy
• Some such retransfiguration of things that had sunk into triteness blesses the fortunate holidaymaker.1929, Charles Edward Montague, The Right Place, Chatto and Windus, page 14. From the entry retransfiguration
• When Richard Watson Gilder died, he said: "How fortunate he is.1910 April 22, “Mark Twain is Dead at 74”, in The New York Times. From the entry Watson
• She was less fortunate this time, however, in her attempts at seduction.1901, F.C. de Sumichrast, The Complete Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 6 (IV), Bigelow, Smith and Company, page 44. From the entry hyperdiabolical
• Well, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months.2014, Philip Hasheider, Samantha Johnson, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Farming, page 114. From the entry overwinter
• These small compensations for how fortunate she’d been.2014, Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Picador (2022), page 205. From the entry overtip
• People who aren't fortunate enough to have webbed toes (the pedally challenged?) are unlikely ever to mention it to anyone.2008, Stephen E. Braude, The Gold Leaf Lady and Other Parapsychological Investigations, →ISBN. From the entry pedally
• If opposing hitters consistently hit balls at -Fielders, the fortunate pitcher is said, to be possessed of an "at 'em ball."1996, Mike Whiteford, How to Talk Baseball, →ISBN, page 76. From the entry at 'em ball
• The fortunate confidante is lost in anonymity.1994 [1989], Ignacio Larrañaga, translated by Jennie M. Ibarra, Brother Francis of Assisi, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry confidante
• Students of Teuthology today are fortunate to have a wealth of excellent references published in the past decade.1992, Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, volumes 13-14, Malacological Society of Australia, page 72. From the entry teuthology
• This is a grim battle, not won by stray queens and prime ministresses and fortunate women of letters of science.1980, V[aidyanathapuram] R[ama] Krishna Iyer, Minorities, Civil Liberties, and Criminal Justice, New Delhi: People’s Publishing House…. From the entry radicalise
• So a little rachmones on the less fortunate, okay?1969, Philip Roth, “The Jewish Blues”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 75. From the entry rachmones
• The servitors of Hari are Forever highly fortunate In their unflinching faith and great Thirst for the Lord that they inbear.1961, G.A. Natesan, The Indian review - Volume 62 - Page 79. From the entry inbear
• Svatok was fortunate to dodge a first-half booking for a heavy challenge on Jude Bellingham, who was yet again so easy on the eye.March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian. From the entry easy on the eye
• The most gentle is for research, where the few fortunate individuals engaged therein may indeed imagine that total unexploitation is the management policy.2013, Bryn Green, Countryside Conservation: Land Ecology, Planning and Management. From the entry unexploitation
• Villa full-back Alan Hutton was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when his two-footed challenge on Shane Long went unpunished by referee Phil Dowd.2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport. From the entry two-footed
• Bestirring oneself means that one feels truly fortunate and excited to stand before one's Creator and that one longs for this moment.2010, Moshe Samsonowitz, Beyond What the Eye Perceives, page 42. From the entry bestir
• If overprivileged private school kids see that there are people in the world less fortunate than they are, that is undoubtedly a good thing.2007 March 29, “Service Benefits Kids (1 Letter)”, in New York Times. From the entry overprivileged
• The free-willed subject here is the subject formation enacted by the party who is going to be visited with a fortunate (or unfortunate) legal consequence.1998, Pierre Schlag, Laying Down the Law: Mysticism, Fetishism, and the American Legal Mind. From the entry willed
• Lin P'ei's mother warned him that though P'eng P'ai had no need to fear starvation, the Lin family was not so fortunate.1977, Roy Hofheinz, Jr., The Broken Wave: The Chinese Communist Peasant Movement, 1922-1928, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, part 3…. From the entry Tom Sawyeresque
• At the Hsin-hsiang junction, Amy and her father and the small Hwaiking group were fortunate to be able to board a train headed for Peking.1977, Munroe Scott, McClure, published 1979, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 146. From the entry Hsin-hsiang
• Lin P’ei's mother warned him that though P’eng P’ai had no need to fear starvation, the Lin family was not so fortunate.1977, Roy Hofheinz, Jr., “Origins of a Revolution: P’eng P’ai in Haifeng, 1922-1924”, in The Broken Wave: The Chinese Communist Peasant…. From the entry P'eng
• The few who are more fortunate are rendered illiberal by their unjust privileges, and oppressive through fear of the awakening indignation of the masses.1917, Bertrand Russell, “Chapter II: Capitalism and the Wage System”, in Political Ideals. From the entry illiberal

Meaning of fortunate

1. adjective Auspicious.
2. adjective Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
3. adjective Favored by fortune.

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Questions about fortunate in a sentence

How do you use fortunate in a sentence?

Fortunate is used as an adjective. For example: “It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.”

What is a short sentence with fortunate?

“The fortunate confidante is lost in anonymity.”

What does fortunate mean?

Fortunate means auspicious.