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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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
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Very few organizations are still at Level 1 (fortunately), but MDR customers can vary widely in their reactive and proactive capabilities.
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Well, fortunately with two actors like Daniel and Mads, you’re totally involved with them.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Journalists, like this one, are only allowed inside a handful of Oscar night events, a fact that fortunately helps to keep a hot schedule.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
Very few organizations are still at Level 1 (fortunately), but MDR customers can vary widely in their reactive and proactive capabilities.
—Manoj Srivastava, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Well, fortunately with two actors like Daniel and Mads, you’re totally involved with them.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fortunately
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“Fortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortunately. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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