as in fortunately
by good fortune or luck
Luckily, none of our dishes broke during the move.
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Recent Examples of luckily
Her moves were often devoid of logic or sense, but luckily for her, The Traitors is a game of chance more than anything — so making poor moves didn’t hinder her.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
And, luckily, there are a myriad of ways to watch the show live.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
An Apple iPad’s not always in the budget, but luckily the Amazon fire tablet scratches the same itch.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The two years prior to 2024 were extremely wet, causing plants to grow like crazy and, luckily, filling up California reservoirs.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
And, luckily, there are a myriad of ways to watch the show live.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
An Apple iPad’s not always in the budget, but luckily the Amazon fire tablet scratches the same itch.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The two years prior to 2024 were extremely wet, causing plants to grow like crazy and, luckily, filling up California reservoirs.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for luckily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luckily
Adverb
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But fortunately, times have changed and our options are so much better.—
Paige Porter Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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The diagnosis fortunately led Hess and her husband to a physician who specialized in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and to a hospital with a suitable NICU.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In Iceland thankfully [the prison system] is a hundred times better than in the U.S., where people lose the right to vote for instance.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Still like the defending champs, but this series just got good -- thankfully, relative to the Heat’s nightmare-in-progress.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Luckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luckily. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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