How to Use lucky in a Sentence

lucky

adjective
  • I feel lucky to be alive.
  • He scored a goal on a lucky shot.
  • I count myself lucky to know you.
  • We're lucky that things turned out as well as they did.
  • 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.
  • Tickets were available only for the lucky few.
  • Their meeting was a lucky accident.
  • Cruz’s next pitch wasn’t so lucky.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Marin is one of the lucky ones.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The rest of us aren't so lucky.
    — Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Feel so lucky to call you a friend!
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
  • And her lucky streak was far from over.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But his lucky streak didn’t end there.
    — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Any team would be lucky to have him.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And a few lucky ones just seem born for the stage.
    — Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Justin Fields will not be as lucky.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Just how lucky have the Sharks been?
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • That lucky guy gets riches and a wish.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Thomsett was lucky to have the chance.
    — ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • Thomsett was lucky to have the chance.
    — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Salaries have not caught up, for those lucky enough to still have jobs.
    — Suzan Haidamous, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Find your lucky numbers at our deals page.
    — PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • So, where was the lucky ticket sold?
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • So, where was the lucky ticket sold?
    — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The station was lucky to have him on the air.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • As fans may know, four is her lucky number.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And that's not just being blessed and lucky.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Other parts of the city haven’t been so lucky.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • The man was lucky to get one pitch to hit per at-bat, if that.
    — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022

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