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fortunate
adjective as in having good luck
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Example Sentences
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim admitted his side were fortunate with the decision, and feels it vindicates the use of VAR, even if his side benefited on this occassion from its absence.
“Can you imagine ... if they never walked through? ... There are so many good, fortunate things that came together to save her.”
“This successful operation targeted transnational criminal organizations that have been stealing from our less fortunate neighbors and the taxpayers,” said John Pasciucco, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles.
The 36-year-old guard feels fortunate to be playing with Leonard in that quest.
“Obviously, we are fortunate with the resources we have, but I see the pain my daughter has in losing a home, and how we feel as a family losing a home,” he said.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say fortunate?
The adjective fortunate, which describes people or events marked by good fortune, implies that success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (especially those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one’s choice of a partner; a fortunate investment. Happy emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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