fortunately

adverb for·tu·nate·ly \ ˈfȯrch-nət-lē , ˈfȯr-chə- \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of fortunately

1 : in a fortunate manner

2 : it is fortunate that

fortunately, no one was hurt

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The young royal took a tumble up on the Buckingham Palace balcony, but fortunately, Duchess Kate immediately swooped in to comfort her.

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "Princess Charlotte Took a Tumble at Trooping the Colour," 9 June 2018
That sucks, but fortunately a stan can live off Speidi alone.

— cady drell, Marie Claire, "The 5 Most Important Contributions ‘The Hills’ Made to Culture," 7 June 2018
Gun rights advocates have found their scapegoat, but fortunately for all of us, Parkland isn’t buying it.

— sarah jones, New Republic, "Teens may save us all yet.," 22 Feb. 2018
The federal ban on DDT in 1972, coupled with Endangered Species Protection and captive breeding programs, have fortunately helped bald eagles to make a recovery.

— annie gentile, Courant Community, "Horizon Wings Celebrates Earth Day," 8 May 2018
Slowly started developing the other side of my game and fortunately, that worked out for me.

— matthew defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Colton Sceviour evolves game to earn stability with Panthers," 7 May 2018
Though, fortunately, Jane in Dirty Computer takes back her power and the narrative in a mid-credits scene.

— refinery29.com, "Janelle Monáe Is The Hero In Her Own Black Mirror Episode," 29 Apr. 2018
The park, by the way, is named for the businessman who once owned this forest and used the redwoods (fortunately not all of them) to fuel lime kilns.

— mary forgione, latimes.com, "Happy Earth Day! Five redwood parks you've never heard of — and why you should go," 20 Apr. 2018
However, the 26-year-old's volleyed attempt from a tight angle looped past the motionless Butland, and fortunately, for the Englishman, also skipped alongside the woodwork on its way out of play.

— SI.com, "VAR Controversy Gives Italy Late Penalty in Friendly Draw vs. England," 27 Mar. 2018

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