fortunate
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Example Sentences
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How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
For the fortunate 26, opportunity beckons – England head to this tournament as one of the fancied few to lift the trophy in New Jersey on 19 July.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
You are in a fortunate position: It’s easier to sell shares piecemeal than, say, real estate.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
“We’ll look for opportunities to add value. But the reality is we’re in a very fortunate position of not having to do anything because we have that growth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Coming from a small college in Pennsylvania, I felt very fortunate to have been admitted, but by the end of my first year I’d grown disillusioned.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing fortunate
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