luck

noun

ˈlək How to pronounce luck (audio)
Definition of lucknext
1
as in fortune
success that is partly the result of chance some people have all the luck

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2
as in chance
the uncertain course of events let's plan our vacation rather than leave everything to luck

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Recent Examples of luck Like many who were detained only to be released, Cazares needed a combination of luck and legal might. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Young professionals send out thousands of applications with no luck, while hiring managers wade through a deluge of candidates for a single job posting. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Some Republicans could not believe their luck when Lawrence beat two more traditional candidates in August's Democratic primary. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Johnson’s role in Verity is Lowen Ashleigh, a down-on-her-luck writer who moves into the house of a mysteriously ailing but much more successful novelist, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), to help finish a blockbuster series of thrillers. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for luck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luck
  1. fortune
  2. chance
  3. circumstance
  4. accident
Noun
  • My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The third concerns the changing fortunes of the work and the field (the two being inseparable), including ownership and the fate of Shift since the artist’s death, in 2024.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortune
Noun
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Besides, there won’t be any more chances for people to get hurt because this is the last charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of chance
Noun
  • In its statement, FARDC said an investigation to determine the actual circumstances and the exact causes of the fatal plane crash was already underway.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Physiology, under the right circumstances, becomes disease or pathology.
    — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of circumstance
Noun
  • The decision not to show Meadows’ death follows a public plea from his mother, Angela Meadows, who asked Discovery not to broadcast footage of her son’s fatal accident.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Mushrooms is the latest Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission, named for the Australian philanthropist and businessman Neil Balnaves, who died in a boating accident near Tahiti in 2022, aged 77.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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Luciferian
luck
lucked (out, on, onto, or into)
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“Luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luck. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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