luckier; luckiest
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: having good luck
2
: happening by chance : fortuitous
3
: producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable
4
: seeming to bring good luck
a lucky rabbit's foot
Examples of lucky in a Sentence
We're lucky that things turned out as well as they did.
I feel lucky to be alive.
I count myself lucky to know you.
“I managed to get a ticket!” “Lucky you! They were all sold out by the time I got there.”
Tickets were available only for the lucky few.
The lucky winner will be given a brand new car.
I know you'll enjoy the show if you're lucky enough to get a ticket.
He scored a goal on a lucky shot.
Their meeting was a lucky accident.
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Alcaraz wore his lucky black and white top from the French Open in temperatures that challenged the Balearic Islands for blistering heat if not beaches.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Listen to this article 2 min A tourist is lucky to be alive after plunging nearly 30 feet off a cliff and toward an erupting volcano while visiting a popular Hawaiian hot spot last week.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Requiring neither lucky geography nor patience, the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 mission, which launched on a PSLV-XL rocket from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Dec. 5, 2024, has just sent back its first images that are sure to impress eclipse chasers across the world.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
The lucky player hit the jackpot, winning a whopping $1,501,742 in the drawing Friday, June 13, the Georgia Lottery’s website said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Listen to this article 2 min A tourist is lucky to be alive after plunging nearly 30 feet off a cliff and toward an erupting volcano while visiting a popular Hawaiian hot spot last week.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Requiring neither lucky geography nor patience, the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 mission, which launched on a PSLV-XL rocket from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Dec. 5, 2024, has just sent back its first images that are sure to impress eclipse chasers across the world.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
The lucky player hit the jackpot, winning a whopping $1,501,742 in the drawing Friday, June 13, the Georgia Lottery’s website said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for lucky
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“Lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lucky. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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