fortuity

Example Sentences

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He has managed those so far - but he would not have anticipated reaching the semi-finals with such a heavy reliance on fortuity.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Illinois turned once more to its ground game — with a dash of fortuity reminiscent of the Oakland Raiders’ infamous ‘Holy Roller’ play — to take its only lead of the game.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2021

In short, the scope of 1001 would be limited by the fortuity of the paperwork flow of the investigative agency.

From Slate • May 7, 2020

Billy was born in 1910 in a Lower East Side tenement and raised as a teenager in Bayside, Queens, in what seemed like an age of infinite fortuity.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2018

He is the favourite poet of the country by a happy fortuity rather than by the merit of special native inspiration.

From Australian Writers by Byrne, Desmond