devil's own luck

Example Sentences

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Randall held his sovereignty for just a year, but Horace had the devil's own luck.

From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel

I was quite sensible that I had had the devil's own luck in my capture of a post on The Spectator.

From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by Strachey, John St. Loe

Our friend has the devil's own luck to-night!

From The Chink in the Armour by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

No form, no swing, but the devil's own luck....

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van

There’s no doubt about it, that fellow Craig has the devil’s own luck, but we’ll get him—we’ll get him yet.

From The Black Box by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)