fortunate
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Example Sentences
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Your son is fortunate to have such kind family members.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Thompson said she felt fortunate to grow up surrounded by books and intellectual discussion, but noted that many women historically had been denied the same opportunities.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
But a few charters with less clear-cut cases were not so fortunate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Since we are fortunate enough to be in a town with lots of inns, we set off to find one.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing fortunate
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