as in luckily
by good fortune or luck
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Thanks for inviting me—fortunately, I have that day off.
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Recent Examples of fortunately
West Jefferson County fire and rescue said the flames endangered several homes but fortunately, as of Monday, no homes have been impacted.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Overcoming Juventus won’t be easy, but fortunately for PSV, captain Luuk de Jong is built for moments like this.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
There was unsettling news on Friday afternoon as the storied Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone was evacuated amid a blaze; fortunately no one was hurt, but the venue has been shuttered until further notice.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
And fortunately, as designers have grappled with notions of masculinity in recent years, things have changed.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Overcoming Juventus won’t be easy, but fortunately for PSV, captain Luuk de Jong is built for moments like this.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
There was unsettling news on Friday afternoon as the storied Chiltern Firehouse in Marylebone was evacuated amid a blaze; fortunately no one was hurt, but the venue has been shuttered until further notice.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
And fortunately, as designers have grappled with notions of masculinity in recent years, things have changed.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fortunately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortunately
Adverb
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The young star persevered, however, and luckily the big episode was scheduled for early in the season.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
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But luckily, no one was in my apartment watching that.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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But thankfully, the storytelling arrow points forward this time, giving the characters fresh depth and complexity.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
25 June 2025
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Graham Nash, thankfully, is a testament to Woodstock-surviving octogenarians everywhere.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunately. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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