luck
Example Sentences
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It is thought visitors were leaving them behind for luck or for love.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Harrison thought he had the animal cornered between two cars at one point, but no such luck — it slipped away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But Chambliss’s eagerness to remain in Oxford, instead of trying his luck in the draft, was more than a question of eligibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Dumb luck and a last-minute assist from his less charismatic, bumbling pseudo-sibling finally get him into the spotlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Above the door were the good luck symbols Mrs. Sasaki had put there to protect them during the new year.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
