A well-known collection, full of rare stamps of the value of from £5 to £50, has been largely formed by the fortunate possessor out of stamps for which he paid 2s.
It is an uncommonly fortunate incident that the dog, on the third Dog-Post-Day, handed in one or two facts, which I at the time entirely omitted.
This is fortunate for students of customary law and costume, but wearies hearers and readers who desire the action to advance.
Again, a poet in the fortunate position of Jendeus would not teach his Epic in a "school" of reciters unless he were extremely well paid.
When such a humble class of hirelings or slaves as the pot-painters can sign their work, expecting their signatures to be read, reading and writing must be very common accomplishments among the more fortunate classes.
We not only do not need additional preparation, but we are fortunate in not having it, as now it seems impossible for a nation to have what is called preparedness on slight notification.
Both have been fortunate enough in the span of their own lifetime to have seen their efforts in the promotion of great ends crowned by triumphs as great as they could have desired, and far greater than they could have hoped.
He had conceived Captain Blood by now well below the horizon, on his way to Tortuga, assuming him to have been so fortunate as to have weathered last night's storm.
So we seized our guns, went in pursuit, and were fortunate enough to kill the animal.
The regiment of royal cavalry, too, were equally fortunate in their colonel.
When I remember the House is Democratic I rejoice greatly at the fact, and esteem it most fortunate for the whole country, for your election is certain.
After a sound night's rest we continued our journey, and were fortunate enough to find a man who was willing, for the good of the Confederacy, and for an extravagant price in money, to give us a short ride.
I was personally very fortunate here in receiving the favor of the commander, which I used to the advantage of my comrades as well as I was able.
Indeed, I am inclined to think that it was a fortunate thing for our comrades that the rebels had guns to carry, and stopped to fire whenever they came near a fugitive.
The next day we were fortunate enough to discover some luscious wild grapes, which we devoured with the greatest relish.
As will be seen, Wollam, and, at a later period, many others of the number, were far more skilful or fortunate than he.
On the whole it was fortunate that the household was occupied with its own affairs.
Even if you are fortunate enough at the end of unthinkable cycles of earthly existence to reach the limit, you can hope for nothing better than absorption in an impersonal Spirit.
They wandered through the south and west of England, fortunate in their weather and choice of route.
From thenceforth she need have no fear of lock and key; unless it might be for the purpose of keeping her out of sight of her more fortunate fellows.
It wasfortunate that I was seated in this room yesterday when Mrs. More called; she could not have mounted the stairs.
He interrupted me in the middle of a commonplace remark, and to this effect: 'You are either a mostfortunate or a most unfortunate young man!
You are fortunate if you have a solid and adventurous mind: most unfortunate if you are a mere sensational whipster.
It is an exciting game, and the crowd of spectators furnish abundance of applause for fortunate shots and plenty of laughter for the other kind.
They came at once to the buggy and shook hands, and all spoke at once, and said eagerly and earnestly, how glad they were that he was come, and how fortunate it was.
The natural deduction is, that as Christianity makes but indifferent progress in India, the fault is with us: we are not fortunate in presenting the doctrines and the miracles.
At length a plan was suggested by the former which had the fortunateeffect of producing a reconciliation.
We trust that many more works are yet to be the fruits of his most fortunate visit to the peninsula.
KARNA Fortunate mother of five brave kings, where can you find place for me, a small chieftain of lowly descent?
While the fortunate laugh at my penury, I ask you to lend my failings your tears, and so make them precious.
Then it's fortunate for us that you were not Frank Merriwell," Garland sneered.
It was very kind of you to send me tickets for your performance yesterday, and I was fortunate to be able to attend.
Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!
He was for calling up all our old pranks at the château, but it was little joy to me to think on those fortunate days when I was Monsieur's favourite.
My father, the eldest son of an ancient but reduced family, left me with little, save the name of the head of the house, to the protection of his more fortunate brothers.
And then I shall have the commanding officer's assistance in managing matters so as to screen this unhappy madwoman, whose mistake or prejudice has been so fortunate for me.
Glossin will attend him at either of these places with the proofs and declarations which he has been so fortunate as to collect respecting this atrocious business.
He must, however, regard it as a great compliment that, in detailing incidents purely imaginary, he has been so fortunate in approximating reality as to remind his readers of actual occurrences.
It has been said already that Babylonia was a region so rich and otherwise fortunate that empire both came to it earlier and stayed later than in the other West Asian lands which ever enjoyed it at all.
We are fortunate in having Xenophon's detailed narrative of the adventures of these Greeks, if only because it throws light by the way on inner Asia almost at the very moment of our survey.
Neither so prudent nor so fortunate would be his son and successors.
Less fortunate than she, nevertheless, in spite of his wealth of expression, he had not yet found the image that described her favourite game; all he could do was practically to leave it to her, emulating her own philosophy.
Was it because he feared lest what he might write would be unworthy of the reputation he had been so fortunate to acquire?
They abide while the works of the Michael Wigglesworths and Anne Bradstreets can be found only in the collections of the fortunate book-lover.
In the end, however, it was luckily able to withdraw without loss, being more fortunate in this respect than the machine-gun section of the K.
In view of the fact that the scene of the first shock with the enemy was fixed by necessity and not by choice, the Mons canal may be considered as a fortunate feature in the landscape.
Bloomfield then went out to the assistance of his officer and comrade, and was fortunate enough to get them both under cover without himself being wounded.
He dared not pause to think of the consequences of that fall, for though he had escaped so far, it was not likely that he would be so fortunate again.
People had always said that the Rev Eli Mallow was a most fortunate man, but somehow fate gave him his share of reverses.
There was a short conference on the bench, and then the Rev Eli Mallow sentenced the prisoners to three months' imprisonment, and told them it was very fortunate for them that they had not resisted the law.
Seventy pounds per annum, sir, with a house, and an addition for my certificate, if I have been fortunate enough to win one.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fortunate" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
