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How to use the word fortunate in a Sentence? Page #2

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Ever since Jonas has taken over as head coach, we haven’t really had any out-of-bounds plays, i tried to call — look at the bench and call a simple one everybody knows, and Colby looked at me and said he was going to throw me the ball, and I was fortunate enough to knock down the shot.

Jack Nunge

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I first heard it and was exposed to it because I think at the time the NBA was using it and they referenced Synergy this and Synergy that and it was during a time where it was really fortunate to be a Arizona State where he had a video coordinator, we had an assistant video coordinator and I think we had like seven or eight managers, a video coordinator at the time was into that stuff. He was really into the technology part of the basketball world. A lot of NBA guys, coaches, scouts, they would come through Arizona State and they mentioned it a lot.

Dedrique Taylor

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The next election, I’d be very fortunate if I had that same man running against me.

President Biden

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2 years ago

Our city is fortunate that the numbers around the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted, with deaths, hospitalizations and positive cases low, but CPS buildings are congregate settings where vaccination rates also remain low, especially in schools with majority Black and Brown students on the South and West sides of the city.

Chicago Teachers Union

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Morning coffee, get up on news and get out and do something I'm fortunate to do, i'm fortunate to be able to work on my garden and there are these kinds of chores that you've put off for years.

Anthony Edwards

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2 years ago

I have been very fortunate with my time and my experience that even without that background, even without aviation experience, that if you really kind of, dig in and study and follow your dreams, anything is possible.

Antonia Miggins

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2 years ago

This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation, this individual was fortunate a fellow crew member was able to render aid prior to the Coast Guard’s arrival which, allowed for a quick extraction from the vessel.

Sean Connett

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I feel so fortunate to be in this position, i have a great team ... and the support of the best car owner and racing organization in the world. For me, there’s a lot of pride in driving for Hendrick Motorsports and having the opportunity to win races and compete for championships.

Chase Elliott

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I’ve been fortunate to have them with me at four Olympics, this is a chance for them to be at home and experience the Olympics with a lot of friends and family that have never come to the Olympics with us.

John Shuster

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I really feel fortunate to have been here as long as I have, you know, but I ’m optimistic, I really am. I want to be here. I feel good about this group of guys, coaching staff, everybody, the direction it’s going.

Matt Ryan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am fortunate to have had the steadfast and loving support of my family, i was blessed that, in Prince Philip, I had a partner willing to carry out the role of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go with it. It is a role I saw my own mother perform during my father’s reign.

Queen Elizabeth II

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2 years ago

I can only do it because Project H.O.O.D. inspires me. It inspires anybody, i'm fortunate to come from four generations of entrepreneurs. First in Arkansas, my great-grandparents and grandparents and then my parents here in Chicago. And so, I want to continue that, and I want my grandchildren, my grandsons—I got three grandsons, and I want them to be a part of this experience and know that we can lead the way forward.

Bruce Montgomery

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Colorado River shortage's extremely fortunate that October and December 2021 were very wet months in California, as otherwise this extremely dry January and start to February would have produced pretty dire consequences.

Daniel Swain

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The future is exciting. I’m fortunate to have cofounded incredible companies like Autograph, Brady Brand, TB12 Sports that I am excited to continue to help build and grow, but exactly what my days will look like will be a work-in-progress.

Tom Brady

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are fortunate that our university community has a very high percentage of vaccinated faculty, staff, and students, which positions us well to maintain operations through the semester.

Gregory Washington

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I try to make sure that my kids understand how fortunate they are and that they shouldn't take any of this for granted.

John Mellencamp

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's the honor of a lifetime. It's the greatest honor we can achieve in our sport, we're fortunate to go back for the third time, or fourth time, but it never gets old. It's always special each time.

Evan Bates

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2 years ago

We know how fortunate we are, we have each other. We have great friends, wonderful family. So many people have got to be suffering much more than we are, and we feel for them.

Rex Hickman

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2 years ago

We’re fortunate that he was cleared and ready to play about the same time Tramon and Marcus went down, when we needed someone to step up and make a big shot, it was Ramon.

Kelvin Sampson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I look back at my life and think how fortunate I am to have had the opportunities that have been presented to me, my parents were really wonderful with my sister and me, and they taught us so much about life and how to hold our heads up high. If there is something that happens and we do n’t like it, there’s a reason for that. You can tell if a situation is n’t good. So get out of it !

Tippi Hedren

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are so fortunate to have experts like (Volckens) who gave us some really wonderful information to help us make decisions about what we can and can’t do in the (University Center for the Arts).

Dan Goble

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are extremely fortunate to have this extraordinary team of experienced executives to guide the new USFL's development as we move toward launch this spring, i am confident Brian, Daryl, Mike and Edward have the passion, experience and commitment we need to get the job done, so come April, we will offer a compelling, high-quality game of professional football that fans will embrace.

Eric Shanks

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The way you hit( the police officer) in the face like that, you're fortunate he wasn't injured.

Royce Lamberth

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Good friends were in great supply at NBC, i was fortunate that everyone I worked with made me better at my job. I've had the best colleagues imaginable. That includes great bosses.

Brian Williams

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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