fortuitous
adjective
happening or produced by chance; accidental.
fortuitously
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a word derived from
fortuitous.
Example Sentences
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Some retailers and consumer goods companies are reducing prices with help from a big and fortuitously timed pot of money: tariff refunds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Victory in the north London derby could kick-start their 2025 but, having relied upon a set-piece own goal and a Leandro Trossard strike fortuitously squirming through Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky, the same questions remain.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
Ohtani’s shoulder procedure was fortuitously to his non-throwing arm, and isn’t expected to have any “big-picture” impact on his ability to pitch next year, according to general manager Brandon Gomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
Indeed, in 2022 California experienced its driest January, February, and March in over 100 years, following a fortuitously wet December.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
The shipping lane boundaries were marked by numbered buoys, and the hope was to stumble across one fortuitously so as to orient oneself.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
