Fortunately
[ˈfɔːtʃənətli] or ['fɔrtʃənətli]
Definition
(adv.) In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.
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Examples
- Fortunately the Bishop and Miss A---- came to Mbweni, to-day, so we had it for dinner. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Fortunately for that fellow too,' said Tip, 'or he and I might have come into collision. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Being by this time a perfect Fury and a complete success, she made a dash at the door which I had fortunately locked. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Fortunately it was early, and they went through back streets, so few people saw them, and no one laughed at the queer party. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Fortunately it is out of your power. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And as the girl withdrew she added, smiling, Fortunately, I have it in my power to supply deficiencies for this once. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Fortunately there was another entrance to the drawing-room than that through the saloon where they were all seated at dinner. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Men of his sensitive organisation are fortunately quick in feeling the effect of remedial measures. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Fortunately his elder sister perceives the cause of the agitation in Mrs. Bagnet's breast and with an admonitory poke recalls him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Fortunately he recovered, and in time went back to the work which was proving so invaluable for the world of science. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The front was fortunately intact, but he has arranged the interior as a dwelling-house. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I was fortunately absent, and she was mollified somehow by my other assistants. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Perhaps not in an ordinary case, but fortunately the twin ship to The Eunice is in the market, and resembles her in all respects. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Fortunately it is not far. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Fortunately he was most of his time dazed and half gone. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Fortunately I have always managed to beat them off. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Fortunately Mr. Hubbard was much better acquainted with business methods. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Fortunately, she comes awake of herself, and puts the question to the Wandering Chairman. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Fortunately there was no bloodshed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But it isn't worth my while--fortunately for him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Fortunately no other hurts were suffered, and in a few minutes we had the train on the track and running again. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Edward, she believed, was still in town, and fortunately she had heard his address from Miss Steele. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- But fortunately she was too many for him, and a pretty figure he cuts now he is exposed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Fortunately, however, it did cease. Jane Austen. Emma.
- She had fortunately small cause for fear. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Fortunately we do not have to be very particular in our practice to obtain a very good quality of ensilage. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Mrs. Bucket is dependent on their lodger (fortunately an amiable lady in whom she takes an interest) for companionship and conversation. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Fortunately, with her helm and screw, which were to her as a bridle is to a horse. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Fortunately, however, I took no steps, for looking up I saw that the older man was standing in the door-way with his eyes fixed upon me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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