1
: extremely lucky or prosperous
living a charmed life
2
: of, relating to, or being a charm quark
Synonyms
Examples of charmed in a Sentence
She has always lived a charmed life.
you must be living a charmed life if you haven't caught the flu that's going around
Recent Examples on the Web
But Donna Kelce is living that kind of a charmed life right now.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Mancini seemed to have a charmed life and career, except for dying at the relatively young age of 70 of pancreatic cancer.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Howie the Crab lives a charmed life between the walls of her semi-aquatic tank in Omaha.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks By all appearances, Ms. Banks lived a charmed life.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The charmed tale of the very polite bear is as comforting as a marmalade sandwich without ever feeling cloying, and our critic favorably compared it to a Wes Anderson or Muppets movie.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Timberlake is hardly the most despicable person in show business and his greatest offense was one that, unfortunately, plenty of other artists have committed as well: Blithely benefiting from white male privilege and throwing his less charmed counterparts under the bus.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Charles’ charmed childhood was rocked by the abandonment of his mother, Frances Shand Kydd, who left her husband for another man and went to live in Australia for six months.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The charmed role taps into the actor’s theatrical talents, shining a spotlight on his singing abilities.
—Kelly Martinez, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Mancini seemed to have a charmed life and career, except for dying at the relatively young age of 70 of pancreatic cancer.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Howie the Crab lives a charmed life between the walls of her semi-aquatic tank in Omaha.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks By all appearances, Ms. Banks lived a charmed life.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The charmed tale of the very polite bear is as comforting as a marmalade sandwich without ever feeling cloying, and our critic favorably compared it to a Wes Anderson or Muppets movie.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Timberlake is hardly the most despicable person in show business and his greatest offense was one that, unfortunately, plenty of other artists have committed as well: Blithely benefiting from white male privilege and throwing his less charmed counterparts under the bus.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Charles’ charmed childhood was rocked by the abandonment of his mother, Frances Shand Kydd, who left her husband for another man and went to live in Australia for six months.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The charmed role taps into the actor’s theatrical talents, shining a spotlight on his singing abilities.
—Kelly Martinez, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Charmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charmed. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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