Example sentences for: fortune

How can you use “fortune” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Apart from the Group of Seven, a spirited band of Ontario painters who were seeking a distinctive “national” style, most Canadian-born artists — actors, musicians, and writers — felt obliged to seek fame and fortune in New York, London, or Paris.

  • A Ugandan prophet called Malaki or Madam Misharty, a 1930s' fortune teller known for her exaggerated claims and predictions, did not seem worth pursuing.

  • Maybe stick a birthday candle into the fortune cookie.

  • Fortune reported that one former employee claims Bob fired him for making an error at a company softball game.

  • But it can't quite bring itself to tell investors to sell: After all, day traders and amateur stock pickers are making a fortune on the stocks.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast