Choose the Right Synonym for lucky

lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result. won because of a lucky bounce fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts. fortunate in my investments happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed. a series of happy accidents providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power. a providential change in the weather

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. Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky dog . He scored a goal on a lucky shot. Their meeting was a lucky accident. See More

Recent Examples on the Web While capacity crowds swarmed Lollapalooza last weekend, some 400 lucky music fans enjoyed a more intimate experience about two miles away in Chicago’s West Loop—no sunscreen required. — Kwasi Boadi, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 Artless perhaps, but every city would be lucky for such a tribute. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Harry Styles just played a significant role in one lucky couple's love story. — Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Aug. 2022 The auction was held on August 12, 2019, and a bidder from Nebraska will be the lucky new owner of this piece of architecture history. — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2022 But lucky for Rose — her friend/surrogate mom Lyta (Razane Jammal) has just been contacted by a foundation that wants to interview Rose about her family history in exchange for a decent chunk of change. — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 At the start, Dream (sometimes called Morpheus) is captured by a lucky human sorcerer (Charles Dance), imprisoned and silent in the waking world for over a century. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The pain of losing their happy-go-lucky, loving, sweet little boy was searing. — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 The young woman believed that her lucky break was the answer to years of fervent prayer. — Immy Humes, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

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