fortune
[ˈfɔːrtʃən]
Definition:
1. A large amount of money.
2. Chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives.
3. A large amount of wealth or prosperity.
Use 'fortune' in a sentence:
- 1. We've forked out a small fortune on their education.
- 2. We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
- 3. A car like that costs a small fortune.
- 4. He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.
- 5. In Chinese folklore the bat is a symbol of good fortune.
- 6. The film follows the fortunes of two women.
- 7. You won't have to shell out a fortune for it.
- 8. The late governor passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
- 9. He made his fortune in car sales.
- 10. He made a small fortune in the London property boom.
- 11. She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
- 12. How had he amassed his fortune?
- 13. For once, fortune was on our side: the sun shone that day.
- 14. He made a fortune in real estate.
- 15. Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
- 16. He made a small fortune in the property boom.
- 17. I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.
- 18. The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland.
- 19. The house costs a fortune to maintain.
- 20. Fortune smiled on me.
- 21. We got through a fortune while we were in New York!
- 22. We're not looking to make a fortune.
- 23. My father has just come into a fortune in diamonds.
- 24. If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune.
- 25. That holiday cost me a small fortune.
- 26. His socialist views sit uneasily with his huge fortune.
- 27. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune(s) last week.
- 28. She inherited a fortune from her father.
- 29. That ring must be worth a fortune.
- 30. It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and$ 500 was a fortune to us.
- 31. He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
- 32. She's milked a small fortune from the company over the years.
- 33. She's milked the company of a small fortune.
- 34. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune last week.
- 35. "Aventure" is often glossed as simply good or bad "fortune" or "chance."
- 36. The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange.
- 37. It costs a fortune to fly first class.
- 38. Investors are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.
- 39. He made a fortune on the stock market.
- 40. I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
- 41. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
- 42. She came into a fortune when her uncle died.
- 43. He must earn an absolute fortune.
- 44. She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts.
- 45. She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
- 46. She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
- 47. She inherited a share of the family fortune.
- 48. By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
- 49. You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.
