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[haruki30]

Hello again,

How can we complete the following sentence: But they...................... arrived home safely??? Is it ok to use fortunately? Or perhaps we should stick to finally or eventually??

Best regards
Haruki

[Lorikeet]

They all are okay. You could even use "never" .

[KazAV]

Think about word order though:

but they finally/eventually arrived home safely.

Adverbials of time or frequency usually take their place between the subject and the verb in a sentence. You could start the sentence with these words too as well as the word fortunately:

but fortunately/finally/eventually they arrived home safely.

[Meadowlark]

If there was concern about a safe arrival and you wish to use fortunately it would be best to say it this way:

But fortunately they arrived home safely.

Example:

The icy roads had made driving dangerous, but fortunately they arrived home safely.

Meadowlark