with (any) luck
idiom
: if one is lucky
With (any) luck there'll still be some tickets left when we arrive.
Examples of with (any) luck in a Sentence
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You're emotionally uplifted by a sense of soul satisfaction as the moon aligns with luck planet Jupiter.
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USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
Trees can’t heal quite the way animals do, but with luck, this damage will remain minor and not cause significant dieback.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
Even with luck on his side, Purdy still tossed an interception against Detroit.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
The new tags are solar-powered, are less obtrusive and, with luck, should last a year or more.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
But authors have to pay a fee, often hundreds of dollars for a single image, to reproduce them in a work that will be read by, with luck, ten or twenty thousand people.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Soaring demand is draining Mexico of its wild agave
Soaring demand is draining Mexico of its wild agave
The hunt for one of the world’s most precious plants begins at the base of a mountain covered in dense brush, concealing the treasure that — with any luck — lies somewhere up the slope.
—Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
Snorkelling and scuba diving with tropical fish in the clear water are popular activities in the summer – those with luck may even encounter turtles, manta rays, or even sharks.
—Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
There was some up front and, with luck, more on the back end: a share of the box office; a cut of the DVD or broadcast rights; a higher budget next time around.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
Trees can’t heal quite the way animals do, but with luck, this damage will remain minor and not cause significant dieback.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
Even with luck on his side, Purdy still tossed an interception against Detroit.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
The new tags are solar-powered, are less obtrusive and, with luck, should last a year or more.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
But authors have to pay a fee, often hundreds of dollars for a single image, to reproduce them in a work that will be read by, with luck, ten or twenty thousand people.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Soaring demand is draining Mexico of its wild agave
Soaring demand is draining Mexico of its wild agave
The hunt for one of the world’s most precious plants begins at the base of a mountain covered in dense brush, concealing the treasure that — with any luck — lies somewhere up the slope.
—Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
Snorkelling and scuba diving with tropical fish in the clear water are popular activities in the summer – those with luck may even encounter turtles, manta rays, or even sharks.
—Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
There was some up front and, with luck, more on the back end: a share of the box office; a cut of the DVD or broadcast rights; a higher budget next time around.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
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