luckier; luckiest
1
: 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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Mallett has been lucky in that regard.
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La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet, for a team whose defense hardly made any plays for months at a time last season and dug an insurmountable hole by never getting the lucky bounce or break in a zillion one-score losses, there were no apologies.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The lucky tickets were sold at Love’s Travel Shop in Tehachapi, which is about a 40-mile drive southeast from Bakersfield, and a Circle K store in Dublin, which is about a 35-mile drive east from San Francisco.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The location where the lucky Missouri ticket was sold will be revealed within 72 hours, the Missouri Lottery said in a news release.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet, for a team whose defense hardly made any plays for months at a time last season and dug an insurmountable hole by never getting the lucky bounce or break in a zillion one-score losses, there were no apologies.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The lucky tickets were sold at Love’s Travel Shop in Tehachapi, which is about a 40-mile drive southeast from Bakersfield, and a Circle K store in Dublin, which is about a 35-mile drive east from San Francisco.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The location where the lucky Missouri ticket was sold will be revealed within 72 hours, the Missouri Lottery said in a news release.
—Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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