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How to use fortunately in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Fortunately means in a fortunate manner. Example: “Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.”

Examples of fortunately by meaning

adverbIt is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

  • Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.
  • My mom has fortunately agreed to help us with the science project for school.
  • Fortunately — very fortunately — the American people have a happy alternative to this bankrupt Republican campaign and its captive candidate.1952, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, page 807

More sentences with fortunately

  • Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.From the entry undo
  • The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.From the entry violence
  • The other outfielders had no hustle, but fortunately the centerfielder carried them.From the entry carry
  • We're (the) best of friends, who fortunately enjoy the best of health.From the entry best
  • That was a long drop, but fortunately I didn’t break any bones.From the entry drop
  • Fortunately, the damage to the house was mostly cosmetic and a bit of paint covered it nicely.From the entry cosmetic
  • Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.From the entry episodic
  • Fortunately, help arrived on the double, and the victim's injuries were soon treated.From the entry on the double
  • When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.From the entry coast
  • All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily.From the entry flaking
  • Fortunately, I found a blazoned trail that led me back to a major road.From the entry blazoned trail
  • Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.From the entry across
  • By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.From the entry porter
  • The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.From the entry insurance
  • Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.From the entry staple
  • Fortunately, the bullet passed cleanly through your shoulder.From the entry cleanly
  • Fortunately, the snake did not envenomate him.From the entry envenomate
  • Fortunately, I come from a family that was well circumstanced.From the entry circumstanced
  • Fortunately his offensive remarks were off air.From the entry off air
  • A piece of my dog's plastic chew toy broke off and he swallowed it, requiring surgery to remove it. The procedure was very expensive, but fortunately I had pet insurance.From the entry pet insurance
  • Fortunately, a growing number of states are leaving ERIC, and more should follow.2023 December 12, Michael Greibrok, Kristi Stahr, “THE GREAT EXIT: Why States are Leaving Politically Driven ERIC and Why More States…. From the entry eric
  • Fortunately, there’s early signs of a “wokelash” from institutions that won’t cower to this nonsense.2021 November 20, Angela Mollard, “Gen Z cancelling musical Grease is disappointing”, in The Daily Telegraph, Surrey Hills, N.S.W. From the entry menstruate
  • Fortunately, the CrossCountry train did not derail when it struck the mud.2020 September 9, Paul Clifton, “Heavy rainfall causes landslip in Hampshire: At the scene...”, in Rail, page 10. From the entry derail
  • His ears were small (fortunately so, given his dramatic hairstyle) and bore no traditional cauliflowers.2018, John Harding, The Whitechapel Whirlwind: The Jack Kid Berg Story. From the entry cauliflower
  • Fortunately, Frank had devised a cool way of getting down the seemingly endless staircase.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry laundry basket
  • Fortunately, Bryant ignored that advice and doubled down on his dream.2016 March 30, Jane Wells, “Someone told Kobe Bryant he shouldn’t play basketball”, in CNBC. From the entry put all one's eggs in one basket
  • Fortunately for him, she was operating on doper time and didn't wear a watch.2016, Tom Russell, Border Games, page 83. From the entry doper time
  • Fortunately, this scenario has changed over the last fifteen years or so.2014, Marianne Hundt, “1. Introduction: Late Modern English syntax in its linguistic and socio-historical context”, in Marianne Hundt…. From the entry Late Modern English
  • Fortunately I am not a tweeter, so I swiftly delete all these unread.2013 October 31, Rowena Mason, quoting David Steel, “Lord Steel criticises culture of spin and tweeting in modern politics”, in The…. From the entry tweeter
  • Fortunately, the old Venerable Miaoguo of Yuanguang Temple in Chungli took him in.2013, Xuan Pan, Hsing Yun, “When You Stop By the Four Permanent Exhibits”, in Robert Smitheram, transl., Buddha Land in the Human World…. From the entry wandering
  • In this setting, (un)fortunately, the uniqueness of prime factorization no longer holds.2013, Mak Trifković, Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Numbers, Springer, page v. From the entry algebraic number theory
  • She had heard of scathefires but fortunately her village had not been targeted.2013, Trishia Parson, Arcana. From the entry scathefire
  • Fortunately, such reduced illumination of the focusing screen will not affect your photograph.2012, Jeffrey R. Charles, Practical Astrophotography, →ISBN. From the entry focusing screen
  • Fortunately, there were nonprerequisite accounting subjects and electives that I included in the enrollment.2012, Edgardo G. Calansingin, In Retrospection: I Made It by a Long, Long Shot, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry nonprerequisite
  • Fortunately, technology is in place to slow your descent before you become pavement-pizza.2011, Bob Sehlinger, The Unofficial Guide to Britain′s Best Days Out, Theme Parks and Attractions, page 133. From the entry pavement pizza
  • We spinnakered out into the Atlantic and, fortunately, the wind died as night fell.2010, Pete Goss, Close to the Wind. From the entry spinnaker
  • Fortunately, a waterfall thrums down the nearby mountains and forms a natural swimming pool at the entrance.2009, Sean Harvey, The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic, →ISBN, page 321. From the entry swimming pool

Meaning of fortunately

  1. adverb In a fortunate manner.
  2. adverb It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

Full definition of fortunately

Questions about fortunately in a sentence

How do you use fortunately in a sentence?
Fortunately is used as an adverb. For example: “Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.”
What is a short sentence with fortunately?
“Fortunately his offensive remarks were off air.”
What does fortunately mean?
Fortunately means in a fortunate manner.

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