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How to use the word fortunate in a Sentence? Page #6

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Whoever I would pick for vice president, and there's a lot of qualified women, there's a lot of qualified African-Americans. There really truly are. There's a plethora of really qualified people. Whomever I would pick were I fortunate enough to be your nominee, I'd pick somebody who was simpatico with me, who knew what I, what my priorities were and knew what I wanted to, we could disagree on tactic, but strategically we'd have to be in the exact same page.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I count Marie Yovanovitch lucky to be a Foreign Service Officer, fortunate to serve with the best America has to offer, blessed to serve the American people for the last 33 years.

Marie Yovanovitch

Found on CNN
4 years ago

To say it was fortunate for him that the biker came by, is an understatement.

Bill Mahoney

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It was that amazing, that powerful, that impactful. And I just feel very fortunate to have been there.

Denny Heck

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I do miss it, but I don't miss how much I had to work, i was constantly working for so many years, very lucky, very fortunate, very blessed and all that, but to just be able to stop in this moment to spent time with my new young family and just have the greatest time ever.

Adam Levine

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Ten days is a really short amount of time for such a bright object to appear, usually with NuSTAR, we observe more gradual changes over time, and we dont often observe a source multiple times in quick succession. In this instance, we were fortunate to catch a source changing extremely quickly, which is very exciting.

Hannah Earnshaw

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

My mission is to inspire appreciation for our underwater world. I feel incredibly fortunate to be in the service of helping people invest in experiences of a lifetime.

Kristy FinstadRead MoreA

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If we get fortunate enough to make some money with' Dark Fate' we know exactly where we can go with the subsequent films.

James Cameron

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In this very challenging retail landscape, we're fortunate to be in a sector with high demand, we're focused on what we call retail fundamentals.

Marvin Ellison

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Reilly is an incredible competitor, a super tough guy to play and a great friend, it's a bit of a lottery out here. I just had to guess the right way (when returning) on a couple (of) big points and I was fortunate to get the win today.

De Minaur

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I was fortunate to be part of their family. I still consider Lamar Odom a part of their family, it just goes to show you their strength and endurance as a family that they can do anything. With their love and the love of my family, I think that's what woke me up [ out of a coma ].

Lamar Odom

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We were very fortunate last night for the first time in about a week-and-a-half, the weather broke our way.

Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'm keenly aware of how blessed I am to be able to exist in this world being supported by my family in ways that all too often many of my trans brothers, sisters, and siblings who exist outside the binary are not always as fortunate.

Samson Bonkeabantu Brown

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We are fortunate to be ambassadors of this beautiful game, and it is our responsibility to make sure the next generation of players have more opportunities than we had, its time to stand together and work to create a viable league that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of our hard work.

Kendall Coyne Schofield

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Joshua Jones considers Joshua Jones really blessed and fortunate.

Josh Lewis

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We were fortunate to only be down one goal, and then when you get those chances on the power play, youve got to make them pay, today, we did.

Tuukka Rask

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Just really growing up learning from great players, I was fortunate enough to be on some good teams early.

Kawhi Leonard

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I am blessed and exceptionally fortunate to do what I love doing and that opportunity comes in the form of service.

Robert Mueller

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Never and Always Never take advantage of someone who loves you Never avoid someone who needs you Never betray anyone who has trust in you Never forget the people that always remember you Never speak ill of a person who is not present Never support something you know is wrong or unethical Always speak to your parents on their birthday and anniversary Always defend those who cannot defend themselves Always forgive those you love who have made mistakes Always give something to those less fortunate than you Always remember to look back at those who helped you succeed Always call your parents and siblings on New Year’s Eve. R.J. Intindola- 1985

RJ Intindola

added by RJ Intindola
4 years ago

It was going one inch an hour up my leg, i'm incredibly fortunate to have all my toes, to have my foot, to be alive.

Barry Briggs

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I was just trying to track the puck, and honestly, try to get a piece of it, and it was fortunate to go in.

Jordan Staal

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

This is the day of reckoning that Qualcomm has been very fortunate to avoid for many years, in Apple, they've finally come up against a potential licensee that has the resources and the will to put Qualcomm's business model and licensing practices on trial.

Gaston Kroub

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Its nice to hear the fans cheer, silver lining sort of thing, should I go to the pile or not? I knew everything was messed up there for a little bit, but I think somewhat fortunate it wasnt worse.

Joe Pavelski

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

President Donald Trump calls members frequently and President Donald Trump is completely available to us when we call President Donald Trump, i am very fortunate to have that relationship with the President.

John Barrasso

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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