How to Use fortune in a Sentence

fortune

noun
  • He hoped to achieve fame and fortune.
  • The book follows the fortunes of two families through the years.
  • They had the good fortune to escape injury when their car crashed.
  • Which, in turn, is revving up his own fortune.
    — Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Why can’t a drop of good fortune come your way?
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Pandya promised to turn the brand’s fortunes around and open new stores.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But the Dodgers’ good fortune didn’t last.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • His fortune is no longer a pure tech story.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • This kind of good fortune led to other cuts as well.
    — Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As for how the couple plans to spend their new fortune?
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Priem isn’t alone in walking away from a fortune.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Fans pay a fortune to attend games.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Keeping your floors clean doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But in the bottom of the sixth, his good fortune ran out.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • It’s not lost on me, my good fortune in choosing friends.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That changed his fortunes a little bit.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Is he shocked because this fortune doesn’t make any sense to him?
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Zoltar beckons you, for a small fee, to try for a new fortune.
    — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • And that's the mark of real fame and fortune, right?
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There's nothing in a bar that won't bring you no good fortune.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And his fortune has only soared since.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Sometimes fortune smiles at you like that.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That suggests some good fortune, thus far.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • Then their fortunes began to change.
    — CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Didn’t all young people go off to seek their fortune, like in the fairy tales?
    — Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But its fortunes have turned since the Iran war began.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Your energy will be strong and your good fortune will flow!
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • His version of disdain is her idea of a fortune.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Since then, Lizzo’s fortunes have been up and down.
    — Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • The reversal of fortune from a year ago was stark.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

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