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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Your 3rd House of Information and your 11th House of Community are both boosted by the Moon’s trine to lucky Jupiter.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
John, lucky in everything, had received the enhancing admixture of dark, French Mediterranean, Bouvier blood.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Clever Mercury in your sign trines lucky Jupiter in your 5th House of Delight, giving your words a playful glow and encouraging authentic self-expression.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
College is on the horizon and on our minds and in my inbox, reminding me to sign up for the open house and schedule the campus visit and register for the test prep and start the long, delicate, lucky process of learning to see my favorite person on Earth a little bit less.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
John, lucky in everything, had received the enhancing admixture of dark, French Mediterranean, Bouvier blood.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Clever Mercury in your sign trines lucky Jupiter in your 5th House of Delight, giving your words a playful glow and encouraging authentic self-expression.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
College is on the horizon and on our minds and in my inbox, reminding me to sign up for the open house and schedule the campus visit and register for the test prep and start the long, delicate, lucky process of learning to see my favorite person on Earth a little bit less.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lucky. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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