fortunate
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Example Sentences
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She said she felt fortunate to have a trustworthy vet.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The less fortunate sat on the floor in an overflow room.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Your husband is fortunate to have you and, no doubt, you are fortunate to have him.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
“I’m fortunate enough to have seen what good financial management is and poor financial management is,” Sartini said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“If I’m fortunate, I’ll only be here until spring. Unless my father decides that a man from Adarlan might make me a good consort, and then I’ll be here until that matter is settled.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Vocabulary lists containing fortunate
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