fortunately

About 11.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb In a fortunate manner. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. adverb It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

   Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.

Similar words

luckily fortuitously as luck would have it fortunate thankfully lucky luck hopefully commendably mercifully

Often followed by

for the there it i he we this a they