Examples of happy-go-lucky in a Sentence
he is completely happy-go-lucky on fishing trips—if he catches something, fine; if he doesn't, that's fine, too
went on her happy-go-lucky way, totally unaware that she was strewing litter behind her
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Salt Yoga meets at The Loren, so the hotel’s daily yoga offering isn’t packed with other hotel guests but rather a group of happy-go-lucky locals.
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The senior forward has a happy-go-lucky nature, always bringing an optimistic perspective.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
And then those happy-go-lucky souls are dropped off on island and reality hits.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Far too many characters were chipper and happy-go-lucky all the time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The senior forward has a happy-go-lucky nature, always bringing an optimistic perspective.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
And then those happy-go-lucky souls are dropped off on island and reality hits.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Far too many characters were chipper and happy-go-lucky all the time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for happy-go-lucky
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“Happy-go-lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy-go-lucky. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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