Definition of Fortuitous

happening by accident or chance

Examples of Fortuitous in a sentence

Mark proved to be fortuitous by selecting all six winning lotto numbers.  🔊

It was a fortuitous coincidence that led the couple to meet at a football game twenty years ago.  🔊

When Ellen had given up hope her car would start, a fortuitous encounter with a neighbor got her back on the road.  🔊

If not for fortuitous events which increased her bank account, Sarah would never have been able to return to college.  🔊

Long ago, Neil had a fortuitous meeting with a television producer which helped him become a star.  🔊

If it had not been for our fortuitous meeting, I would have never gotten my nerve up to approach you!  🔊

The decrease in unemployment is not a fortuitous result.  🔊

Fortuitous and life-changing, Sam’s acceptance of Christ allowed him to move on after his wife’s death.  🔊

Just as the bank was about to foreclose on the Smith family home, Mr. Smith received a fortuitous job offer.  🔊

Isn’t it quite fortuitous the stolen money reappeared before the police arrived?  🔊

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