Sentence examples for fortuitous events from inspiring English sources

The phrase "fortuitous events" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to events that happen by chance or coincidence, rather than being planned or intentional. Example: "The success of our company was due to a series of fortuitous events, including unexpected market trends and a lucky partnership with a larger corporation."

Exact(13)

The Los Angeles revival was a triumph, helped by a series of fortuitous events.

That moment sets the tone and foreshadows all the seemingly fortuitous events that will alter the lives of the principal characters.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Allen says that Farrow's discovery of the nude pictures of Soon-Yi he had in his apartment was "one of the fortuitous events, one of the great pieces of luck in my life".

This insularity can be off-putting, but thanks to these three fortuitous events, I've begun to see the point in poetry – in the process rediscovering the joys of old favourites (Frank O'Hara, Auden) and finally reading collections I've somehow accumulated over the years (Pascale Petit's The Zoo Father, John Stammers's Panoramic Lounge Bar).

Running proper experiments on startup education is hard, but through a series of accidental but fortuitous events, the teams selected for the programs were similar enough that we can draw conclusions about the programs by comparing their levels of success.

Most importantly, when pressed for details our interviewees told us stories that were superficially made of chains of fortuitous events, but actually entailed also the ability to exploit these events.

Show more...

Similar(44)

"I glowed at this fortuitous event," he said.

Perhaps this October 1st some fortuitous event will slip through the heavily policed merriment of the occasion?

The early drafts always had him getting rescued from the island at some point, through a fortuitous event.

"Cabaret" was the first show for which the marketing and casting departments of the theater had to deal with such a fortuitous event.

"What you describe as a success story for U.S.D.A. policy could more accurately be depicted as a fortuitous event," he wrote.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: