luckier; luckiest
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: 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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The bounce off of Kamada may have been lucky, but Japan created its own luck with an aggressive second-half attack after Crysencio Summerville’s goal in the 64th minute put it in a deficit.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Now, one lucky university will call her a freshman in the fall.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
So let’s go through a lucky seven things that players can do to protect themselves.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Instead, the lucky ticket won $33,207.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Now, one lucky university will call her a freshman in the fall.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
So let’s go through a lucky seven things that players can do to protect themselves.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Instead, the lucky ticket won $33,207.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lucky
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“Lucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lucky. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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