luckier; luckiest
1
: 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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First responders say a United States Postal Service worker is lucky to be a live after a crash in Medway Friday that left her trapped under her mail truck.
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
After each meal the Philadelphia native, now in his late 30s, would crack open a fortune cookie, reading the tiny paper with its words of wisdom on one side and a string of lucky numbers on the other.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is offering one lucky road tripper $20,000 to take a Route 66 road trip with a grandparent.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
No doubt, Schauffele got lucky — but not as lucky as Louis Oosthuizen in the final round of the 2016 Masters.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
After each meal the Philadelphia native, now in his late 30s, would crack open a fortune cookie, reading the tiny paper with its words of wisdom on one side and a string of lucky numbers on the other.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is offering one lucky road tripper $20,000 to take a Route 66 road trip with a grandparent.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
No doubt, Schauffele got lucky — but not as lucky as Louis Oosthuizen in the final round of the 2016 Masters.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lucky. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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