fortunate
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Example Sentences
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Scored a fortunate third but his performance deserved a goal.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Isabell was beautiful inside and out, sweet, funny, silly, smart, strong in her faith, and deeply loved by everyone fortunate enough to know her,” an online fundraising page for her family read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I want to do it now while I’m still able,” says Chow, adding that she is fortunate to be able to afford such trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
And so your wife’s dilemma is a fortunate one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Only an exceedingly fortunate, patient, and sweet-tempered person can go through life without ever feeling in high dudgeon, and that was just as true in Miss Penelope Lumley’s day as it is in our own.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing fortunate
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