Sentence examples for considered fortunate to from inspiring English sources

The Yankees are no longer invincible, and in some ways they are considered fortunate to be here.

Philbin's departure comes just four games into the 2015 season, but he was considered fortunate to make it that far.

The Tar Heels, like Wisconsin, entered the tournament with 13 defeats and were considered fortunate to make the 64-team field.

José Mourinho's side might even be considered fortunate to have got a goal at all, coming from virtually their only clear chance and gifted to them by Mats Hummels just before half-time.

James was considered fortunate to have been on the field, having been found guilty of a grade-two careless high tackle that broke Wests Tigers fullback James Tedesco's jaw.

But while the club's administrators see Bocanegra and Edu as valuable assets, Bedoya could be considered fortunate not to have been released from his contract already.

Greg Biffle said he considered himself fortunate to finish second, 1.2 seconds behind.

He shot a 77 and considered himself fortunate to bring it back to that.

The three Mets pitchers considered themselves fortunate to have dinner with Koufax, but the really lucky Mets might be the pitchers who are young and left-handed.

By the time Bob Dylan arrived in January 1961, the Gaslight was the premier showcase for folksingers on MacDougal Street, and Dylan considered himself fortunate to break into the Gaslight lineup.

I am 98 now, and much has changed in the sport since my days: we considered ourselves fortunate to attract three or four lines of attention in the old Herald Tribune.