How to Use luckily in a Sentence

luckily

adverb
  • But luckily, my hero is here to save us.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But luckily, my hero is here to save us.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But luckily for us all, that won’t be any time soon.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • And luckily, that made the cut.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But luckily the sun had shifted over just enough to block his view.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 16 July 2017
  • The people with the right ideas luckily were in the right place.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • And luckily, the rest of the world is now agreeing with us on that.
    — CBS News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • There were no children in the room and, luckily, no one was hurt.
    — Jessica Flores, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Malti luckily pulled through and has been home with her parents since last spring.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The only thing not bleached was, luckily, his face.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And luckily, Frankie did not protest.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But luckily, heroism doesn’t have a hard out.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some pet owners might not want to deal with it and, luckily, there are ways to quell the habit.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Because there’s a whole vibe… luckily, it’s gone away.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • The man seen in the video luckily avoided being hurt in the blast.
    — Wojciech Delikta, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Then, about a week after their trip, that same boat sank (luckily, with no one on board).
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • And luckily for us, there are photos of a few of those sweet moments.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Jan. 2022
  • And luckily for us, there are photos of a few of those sweet moments.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And, luckily, there are a myriad of ways to watch the show live.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Families come in all shapes and sizes—and luckily, so do cruise ships.
    — Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Luckily, Taz then spotted them across a road and brought them back to the car.
    — Alex Rees, Cosmopolitan, 25 May 2017
  • Damage of some kind is inevitable, but luckily, hair masks are here to save the day.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2023
  • And luckily, there are plenty of great options to choose from!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
  • But, luckily, there are tons of low-sodium snacks on the market.
    — Elizabeth Bacharach, womenshealthmag.com, 6 June 2023
  • But luckily the whole cast and crew is super down to earth and just really fun to be around.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • And luckily for you, Allure got a sneak peek of the complete list of deals.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 28 Aug. 2020
  • But luckily, Jackie was curled up sleeping in the chair next to me.
    — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Even with a baseball cap over her silky tresses, her beauty look was luckily still in plain view.
    — Essence, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots.
    — Longreads, 22 May 2017
  • There’s little food in the fridge (luckily a pantry has some items), and no running water.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023

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