out of luck
Example Sentences
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Workers trying to find better jobs are probably also out of luck.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
If no Roth option is available, workers making over $150,000 in 2025 wanting to make catch-up contributions will be out of luck.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
"The only industries still hiring are hospitality and healthcare. If you don't want to work at a bar or in health care, you're out of luck."
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Students with special needs, as well as those whose families cannot afford to participate, will be out of luck.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
I’m in school and I’m running out of luck.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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