fortunately

Example Sentences

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Quickly, it became apparent that the heat pump didn't work properly, but fortunately it was under guarantee and once it had been replaced it worked very well indeed.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

And fortunately for their self-esteem, investors are increasingly likely to buy and sell exchange-traded funds tracking whole sectors rather than individual stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Fascist regimes of the last century were much shorter-lived, fortunately.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

I would have leaped to collaborate with her on any project, but fortunately nuclear Armageddon is also a preoccupation of mine.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

This of course is after the aforementioned armpit-sniffing episode, which fortunately goes unwitnessed, Kelsey says yes—or, at least, I think she does.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe