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[ adjective ] blessed with good fortune

Examples

"considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house" "a lucky guess"

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

The American is very lucky if he has three .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

I know that I myself felt that it was a mortal shame for a man to be torn open by a British musket_ball , as Isaac had been , yet I also felt relieved and lucky that it had been him and not myself .

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

`` I'm lucky that you were still living in Lublin '' .

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

`` You lucky kids '' , he said .

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

Those persons who were lucky enough to see and hear the performance of his work at the Brest-Silevniov_Festival in August , 1916 , will certainly welcome his return to public notice ; and it is not unlikely that , even as the great Bach lay_dormant for so many years , so has the erudite , ingenious SalFininistas passed_through his `` purgatory '' of neglect .

Related terms

fortunate

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[ adjective ] having or bringing good fortune

Examples

"my lucky day"

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

We collected `` lucky stones '' - all the creamy translucent pebbles , worn smooth and round , that we could find in the driveway .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7013
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[ adjective ] tending to favor or bring good luck

Examples

"miracles are auspicious accidents" "encouraging omens" "a favorable time to ask for a raise" "lucky stars" "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

Related terms

propitious

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