How to Use fortunately in a Sentence

fortunately

adverb
  • Fortunately, Meemo is called to the scene of the crime.
    Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
  • Cairo may fortunately miss the worst of the rainfall as the system moves past the city to the east.
    Brandon Miller, CNN, 25 Oct. 2019
  • And fortunately, there are some lures that will help you along the way.
    Outdoor Life, 17 June 2020
  • The 90-minute play goes down a dark path, but fortunately ends on a slight up note.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • Fortunately for us, that's so many, that's an easy set list to make.
    Kathy Cichon, Naperville Sun, 1 May 2017
  • But again, fortunately he did get checked out and there was some swelling in there.
    Tom Withers, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
  • But fortunately for fans of Days of Our Lives, things change!
    Lynette Rice, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The check was a fake and fortunately, the consumer did not deposit it.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2022
  • And fortunately, this time, there are more than 46 gowns in stock.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2018
  • Anglers here fortunately don’t have far to look to find a good pair of waders.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 16 May 2021
  • Now, fortunately one of the people at the top of that list had a really unique name.
    CBS News, 20 Nov. 2021
  • While the owner was fortunately left unscathed, the same couldn’t be said of the four-wheeler.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 June 2021
  • But fortunately, 2022 has a lot to look forward to in the movie-sphere for everyone, from adults to teens to kids.
    Whitney Perry, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Fortunately, the Elie event was about as kind as a tornado of its type can be.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 June 2017
  • Ford is aware of one case in which the wheel came off, although fortunately no one was injured in that case.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 May 2023
  • Sophia, 31, New York Sophia, fortunately, has a job again now.
    Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 13 Jan. 2021
  • And fortunately, hanging a wreath or sign on your front door to dress up your home for the season takes no time at all.
    Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The last thing 2020 needs is a demonic doll on the loose, but fortunately there's no need to worry about that.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Fortunately, the more Len Bleh keeps things the same, the more relevant his business is.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 30 June 2017
  • And fortunately there were enough people who wanted to look the same way.
    Lili Göksenin, GQ, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The food, fortunately, didn’t go to waste, Stonehouse said.
    Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But fortunately Amazon had the commitment, and the funds, to do so.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Not all vet offices have made the jump to telemedicine, but fortunately, there's still a lot that can be done if your vet isn't available.
    Medea Giordano, Wired, 8 July 2020
  • In the clip below, which comes from one of the shorts, Doc Ock has been disturbing the peace but fortunately the trio of heroes is there to make things right.
    Danielle Broadway, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • Michigan, fortunately, is home to a number of places where the northern lights can be seen.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2022
  • 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, 20 Apr. 2018
  • And fortunately, not a bit of flavor is sacrificed in the process.
    San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2018
  • This hook, like the tenure of Marcel the monkey, fortunately did not last.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But fortunately for the Moraga school, the team’s two best players are juniors now.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • And fortunately, this has all the making of a classic early summer weekend.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024

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