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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So by any measure, most of us in this country—especially rock stars like me—are very lucky.
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Amanda Castro
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shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The lucky California ticket was sold at Specialty Tobacco Outlet in San Bruno, which is about a 10-mile drive south from San Francisco.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 22 July 2025
The lucky player beat odds of 1 in 3 million to win a $3 million jackpot on the 100X The Money scratch-off game, according to the Georgia Lottery.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
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Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The lucky California ticket was sold at Specialty Tobacco Outlet in San Bruno, which is about a 10-mile drive south from San Francisco.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2025
Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 22 July 2025
The lucky player beat odds of 1 in 3 million to win a $3 million jackpot on the 100X The Money scratch-off game, according to the Georgia Lottery.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
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 26 Jul. 2025.
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