felicitous

Example Sentences

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A win for this film would be nothing less than felicitous in a post-#MeToo Hollywood.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023

The metal salvager, Willie Fulgear, who found 52 of them, got a reward, some felicitous publicity, a limo to the Oscars and an onstage shoutout from ceremony host Billy Crystal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

In a concert landscape marked by cash-grab reunions and mirthless anniversary celebrations, Rage — as it did during its heyday — stood above the rest and proved to be as ferocious and felicitous as ever.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

Eleven time zones away at Pebble Beach, that felicitous meeting of land and sea, Monahan professes not to be overly concerned with what’s going on in Saudi Arabia.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

With an American pencil, she wrote a word, a felicitous word such as “longevity” or “double joy,” which is symmetrical.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston