She is fortunate to be in good shape because the snow takes a lot of strength to shovel. From LearnThat.org.
She made a fortunate decision to go to medical school. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Other, less fortunate, children died. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I would think "fortunate" is a more appropriate word. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Independence: Two Viewpoints] Reference
The word fortunate here requires some explanation. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5] Reference
The word fortunate, here, requires some explanation. From Wordnik.com. [The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen] Reference
I was again fortunate to be able to afford her surgery. From Wordnik.com. [Hyleri Katzenberg: Shame on You Piggy Health Insurers!] Reference
'' Call it lucky, call it fortunate, call it what you will, '' Raiders quarterback Kerry Collins said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference
It was the word fortunate and all it implied that allowed Barbara to see her neighbour in an entirely new light. From Wordnik.com. [With No One as Witness]
Wise or fortunate is the prince who connects his own reputation with the honor or interest of a perpetual order of men. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Where we are fortunate is to be dependent on actual imports of oil only to a limited degree, unlike Japan and some European states. From Wordnik.com. [Energy and a Sense of Balance] Reference
The difference between our own country and those less fortunate is that expansion is taking place at a satisfactory rate in Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Frontiers of the Future] Reference
But when I hear any man called fortunate because he is honoured by. From Wordnik.com. [The Discourses of Epictetus] Reference
By one of the chances which he was willing to call fortunate, Edward. From Wordnik.com. [The Price] Reference
Receipts for half Guineas received, which shall entitle the fortunate. From Wordnik.com. [The Spectator, Volume 2.] Reference
Red-Spot was the sequence of what might be termed a fortunate marriage. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man] Reference
The so-called fortunate few that succeed in obtaining it, use it in divers ways. From Wordnik.com. [Philip Dru Administrator : a Story of Tomorrow 1920 - 1935] Reference
The Canaries were known to the ancients, and were called the fortunate or happy isles. From Wordnik.com. [My First Voyage to Southern Seas] Reference
"It's what I would call a fortunate team for me to coach," Rebelles coach Frank St. Denis says. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
Good men do not come into the world to be what the world calls fortunate, but to be something far better. From Wordnik.com. [Deerbrook] Reference
It was only in 1919, owing to what I had almost called a fortunate illness, that I took to reading Cicero's. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography] Reference
The Pelham administration cannot, on the whole, be called fortunate, nor, on the other hand, a disgraceful one. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges] Reference
"I have children and they have more than enough, and if we can do this for the less fortunate, that is good, you know.". From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
As economist Walter E. Williams says: when you dig deep into your pocket to help someone less fortunate, that is charity. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Ideology and Academia — Liberal Dominance Only in Those Fields Where it Matters:] Reference
The man who is called fortunate is, on the other hand, he who never lets a chance slip by, who is cool, resolute, and determined. From Wordnik.com. [A March on London] Reference
Some people may want to say it is my middle class status or my fascinatation with the less fortunate, which is completely insane. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
Occasionally he wrote a page with fluency which recalled his fortunate years; and then his heart gladdened, his hand trembled with joy. From Wordnik.com. [New Grub Street] Reference
Sad circumstances, which he might then almost have called fortunate, had brought it about that what he would not do, that he could not do. From Wordnik.com. [In the Shadow of Death] Reference
"fortunate" -- to buy in when the market looked bleakest. From Wordnik.com. [Fool.com: The Motley Fool] Reference
I don't think that "fortunate" is a word to use in that situation. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin's "unstable grip on reality."] Reference
But man, weren't you "fortunate" to be born in the skin you're in. From Wordnik.com. [Obama to detail broad financial reform] Reference
I was "fortunate" enough to be too physically messed up for the draft. From Wordnik.com. [Another Obama Ad Slams McCain Over Houses Gaffe] Reference
Sometimes girls are called "fortunate" or "lucky" because their affairs seem to turn out well. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance] Reference
That's strictly impossible with the voting machines that Reid feels Nevadans are "fortunate" to use. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Friedman: Oprah's Vote Lost & How You Can Fight to Assure It Doesn't Happen to You!] Reference
ROMER: So, from that standpoint, it was kind of fortunate that Ben was abducted and found so quickly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2007] Reference
In fact, he feels "fortunate" to spend more time in jail, where he can continue his journey of self-awareness. From Wordnik.com. [Nirvana Behind Bars] Reference
LOTHIAN: But considering the scope of this disaster, Gray says the word "fortunate" doesn't quite describe her situation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2005] Reference
So, the timing is kind of fortunate because if it was before that, then things would have probably taken a different turn. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008] Reference
BILL ROMER, MICHAEL DEVLIN'S LANDLORD: So from that standpoint, it's kind of fortunate that Ben was abducted and found so quickly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2007] Reference
BLITZER: And you say "fortunate," but isn't -- didn't you just delay, almost, the inevitable of what's happening, this crisis right now?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2003] Reference
He went onto say that he doesn't know how it happened, but he is very "fortunate" to have his wife and kids, living a very different life. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Tyson Talks Cocaine, Prostitutes And More] Reference
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