How to Use fortuitous in a Sentence

fortuitous

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• You could not have arrived at a more fortuitous time.
• His presence there was entirely fortuitous.
• Then, when the Cards needed fortuitous bounces the most, Virginia got them.
  — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 8 Mar. 2018
• To throw down a list from the hard-line wing of the White House at the last minute is not a very fortuitous or smart thing to do.
  — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 9 Jan. 2018
• The Ambler deal fell into place through fortuitous timing.
  — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 13 Feb. 2018
• Trailing by one shot to Ortiz to start the final round, Niemann tied for the lead with one fortuitous bounce.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2018
• What followed was the most fortuitous fumble of Newton’s career.
  — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 24 Dec. 2017
• Jennifer Lawrence echoed her director's thoughts about the movie's fortuitous timing.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2018
• There’s no doubt that the history of science is filled with fortuitous finds and moments of unanticipated connection.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 7 Mar. 2018
• That turned out to be fortuitous—shortly after his graduation, Rose signed with the Cincinnati Reds.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
• Most of their significant injuries, inevitable in the NBA, have occurred at fortuitous times.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
• Over a series of e-mails, Lee described the Eagles’ playoff run as a climactic moment for the company, a fortuitous reward for years of hard work.
  — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 24 Jan. 2018
• Admirably, there has been no shortage of people - including fellow players - wishing Mason a fortuitous future.
  — SI.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• The Padres took advantage of some fortuitous bounces in the top of the sixth.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 July 2017
• That rough night for him proved a fortuitous one for the Jazz, though.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2021
• For Healey, the choice of Hao couldn’t have been more fortuitous.
  — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• Just in time, the tide turned, thanks to three fortuitous events.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• The next day, a fortuitous downpour extinguished the guns of the Nawab’s army.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
• There is a special dish, a fortuitous event and a plot twist.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Aug. 2019
• That faith has led Thomas through a fortuitous career on the Plains.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 31 Dec. 2019
• Thanks to some fortuitous timing, golfers have to weigh in on the matter.
  — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2017
• The pairing of the two friends as colleagues proved fortuitous.
  — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Anaheim built the lead to 4-1 late in the period on a fortuitous bounce.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2021
• That is just the first of several fortuitous twists of fate.
  — Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021
• And the fact that that one library in all of the USA happened to be 30 minutes away was just fortuitous.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2023
• That turned out to be fortuitous because Robinson didn’t play in the first eight games of the 2020 season.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2021
• About the owners: Chuck Pine had a fortuitous sense of timing.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Daily Southtown, 9 July 2018
• Just fortuitous timing not to give up a free ball, Heim said.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
• The fortuitous friendship is a product of chance and a wrong text number.
  — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2020
• With luck, the garden said, the second plant might open Monday evening, in what seemed a fortuitous coincidence.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024