Meaning & use
fortunately
By good luck; used to introduce a positive outcome in an otherwise difficult situation.
See it in a sentence
The car skidded on the ice, but fortunately no one was hurt.
Fortunately, the flight was delayed just long enough for us to make our connection.
A note on using this word
Fortunately is a sentence adverb, usually placed at the start of a sentence to comment on the whole situation rather than a single word.
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