lucked into

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Santa Margarita received the final at-large berth for the Southern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs, but the Eagles made clear on Thursday they are not going to let anyone think they lucked into the spot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Generally he’s been working as a sound engineer and music producer, but recently he lucked into a role playing bass for a successful touring band.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Who won? I don’t even know who lucked into it.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Not exactly a ringing endorsement for a race team that lucked into one rain-shorted win in 2019 but otherwise has six top-10 finishes in 182 starts.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

I’m just as relieved as I was when Andrea from Death-Cast called me Timothy during the call, when I thought I’d actually lucked into more life.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera