as luck would have it
idiom
—used to say that something happened because of good or bad luck
Our car broke down on the road, but as luck would have it, there was a garage nearby.
I arrived a little late and, as luck would have it, the last ticket had just been sold.
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And as luck would have it, Davidson was working there in 2019 when Murphy returned to the sketch comedy show after a 35-year absence.
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
The jury president arrived in Morocco with a rough cut of his latest film, which, as luck would have it, starred another juror.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Wet and dry fronts, prevailing winds, moisture and vapour, meeting, as luck would have it, exactly at the top of that big mountain on the little island.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Jones had just attended the PGA Awards and was flying from Los Angeles back to New York, and as luck would have it, Dafoe was his seatmate.
—Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
And, as luck would have it, the look makes for an effortlessly stylish travel outfit.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
And, as luck would have it, the 12-inch, twin-size version is what's on major sale for Prime Day.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Not in 2000, when the Pacers made their only other finals appearance, and as luck would have it, happened to run into the blossoming Los Angeles Lakers dynasty led by two Hall of Famers, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, at the peak of their powers.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 14 June 2025
But as luck would have it, this is the best time to be here.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
The jury president arrived in Morocco with a rough cut of his latest film, which, as luck would have it, starred another juror.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Wet and dry fronts, prevailing winds, moisture and vapour, meeting, as luck would have it, exactly at the top of that big mountain on the little island.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Jones had just attended the PGA Awards and was flying from Los Angeles back to New York, and as luck would have it, Dafoe was his seatmate.
—Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
And, as luck would have it, the look makes for an effortlessly stylish travel outfit.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
And, as luck would have it, the 12-inch, twin-size version is what's on major sale for Prime Day.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Not in 2000, when the Pacers made their only other finals appearance, and as luck would have it, happened to run into the blossoming Los Angeles Lakers dynasty led by two Hall of Famers, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, at the peak of their powers.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 14 June 2025
But as luck would have it, this is the best time to be here.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
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