fortunately

Example Sentences

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That building was destroyed by bombings during World War II, but fortunately the collection’s most important works, including the Bellini, had been stored elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

And fortunately enough, everybody’s interests were aligned on that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The race was stopped after both Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the same place, fortunately neither hitting Piastri's car or each other.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

"They gave it everything they had. Unfortunately somebody's got to win that game and fortunately for the Dodgers we got Freddie Freeman on our team."

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Massachusetts tried and, fortunately, failed to mandate that cars be equipped with bells that would ring with each revolution of the wheels.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand