devil's own luck

Example Sentences

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"I have had the devil's own luck," he muttered.

From The Mischief Maker by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

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

From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel

I always had the devil's own luck about things, you know.

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

In disgust he swore it was the devil's own luck, that he should run out of vestas at a time so critical.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

Well, some people have the devil's own luck.

From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie