What's the difference between luckily and unfortunately?

Luckily


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Had not Jaggers summoned me to see him on the day of my majority some years later, I might have wondered at the psychological implausibility of an old woman training a child to be a psychopath, but luckily I was so caught up by the possibility of my benefactor's name being revealed that the thought quite slipped my mind.
  • (2) Luckily for him, nobody chose to point out that this was the least he could have done to guarantee he wouldn’t have to sack himself if the electorate voted to leave.
  • (3) Luckily, it's the same with behaviour therapy, which has been proven to benefit some children.
  • (4) The poll didn't ask about consistency, but luckily few specific Lib Dem policies lodge in the public memory.
  • (5) Luckily, we had booked into a rather smart lodge rather than pitching up at a dodgy motel.
  • (6) Luckily we have great collections, a great programme so we do our best … we are on a hamster wheel.” Blavatnik will join philanthropic names at the V&A such as Weston (the Weston Cast Court), Sackler (the Sackler Centre for Arts Education) and Porter (the Porter Gallery, which houses temporary displays).
  • (7) "I think he was going to have a shot but luckily he put it in my path and I struck through it and it went in.
  • (8) Most people were concerned about how many people had been killed but luckily enough there was no game on at the time and it was the middle of the afternoon and it was a surreal experience.
  • (9) Luckily, “Google” is also a popular search, getting about 40% as many as “Facebook”; so 8.9m per day.
  • (10) High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history Read more Luckily, there is more than one door to the palace.
  • (11) Luckily, I have lots of people I can practise on, to say, ‘Do you understand that phrase?’ and if they don’t they say, ‘What does that mean, daddy?’ You have to put yourself in a child’s shoes.
  • (12) Luckily, no real ladies are involved in any of this – Fifa has long served as one of Earth’s leading cockocracies.
  • (13) Luckily my parents did not practise family planning and stop earlier,” he laughs.
  • (14) Occasionally he does, but it's not very often we see him, luckily for us and for him.
  • (15) Careers for the 21st century law student Read more Luckily, the skills gained from studying law can be applied to other careers.
  • (16) Luckily, Hall was sufficiently mobile to be rescued.
  • (17) Luckily for Arsenal the pass forward towards Ibrahimovic is heavy and bounces out of play.
  • (18) Luckily, many of Prop 187’s and SB 1070’s most ardent supporters are now either eternally vilified ( Governor Pete Wilson ), politically irrelevant ( Governor Jan Brewer ) or in massive legal problems ( Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ).
  • (19) Luckily the Cardinals will have rookie phenom Michael Wacha, who has yet to take a loss this postseason, on the mound tonight .
  • (20) When boarding the train we found that the space was occupied by people and luggage, luckily they moved without too many dirty looks.

Unfortunately


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
  • (2) Unfortunately more than three quantitative data cannot be judged simultaneously without help of mathematical methods.
  • (3) Unfortunately, peanut reaction is not outgrown and remains a life-long threat.
  • (4) Unfortunately for the governor, he could win both states and still face the overwhelming likelihood of failure if he doesn't take Ohio, where the poll found Obama out front 51-43.
  • (5) Unfortunately, under the Faustian pact we have witnessed a double whammy: fiscal policy being used to reduce government spending when the economy is already depressed.
  • (6) But Syrians have borne the brunt of the hatred because of the unfortunate way they became associated with Morsi in the dying days of his presidency.
  • (7) Unfortunately, it does not contain a population of undifferentiated stem cells to supply the necessary healthy neurons.
  • (8) Father Vincent Twomey said that given the damage done by Smyth and the repercussions of his actions, "one way or another the cardinal has unfortunately lost his moral credibility".
  • (9) Unfortunately, both the malleus and the stapes have to be in good position to use this type of reconstruction making it much less common than other forms of ossiculoplasty.
  • (10) And of course, as the articles are shared far and wide across the apparently much-hated web, they become gospel to those who read them and unfortunately become quasi-religious texts to musicians of all stripes who blame the internet for everything that is wrong with their careers.
  • (11) Unfortunately, it probably won’t happen with many countries … But if we can have a great relationship with Russia, and China, and all countries, I’m all for that, that would be a tremendous asset.
  • (12) Unfortunately, transitional cell carcinoma may involve other regions of the prostate that are inaccessible by cystoscopy.
  • (13) Actually, I think these are worthy subjects for discussion but, unfortunately, we don't have the time.
  • (14) Unfortunately it was the Arab spring that failed , and the rise of Islamic State was one of the results.
  • (15) Since doctors are generally accepted as experts on health matters, their apparent undue pessimism about cancer prognosis is unfortunate.
  • (16) Unfortunately, few reflections concern the definition of this criterion, which often is little discussed in the other divisions of the pure and applied chemistry.
  • (17) Unfortunately for New Mexico State, and fortunately for everyone who had work the next day, there would be no double overtime.
  • (18) Unfortunately, despite being a much better tolerated curative procedure involving a very brief hospitalization, the use of high-energy direct current (DC) shocks is associated with a low but significant incidence of serious complications including cardiac perforation, hypotension, coronary artery spasm, and late occurrence of ventricular fibrillation.
  • (19) Unfortunately numerous methodological approaches have not been able to avoid the fact that the real value of such an early diagnosis is not always known.
  • (20) Unfortunately, the risk factors section in the pregnancy surveillance booklet does not receive sufficient medical documentation.