lucky find

Example Sentences

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Mr. Denney traveled to Minnesota to pick up the money, and gave the boy and his family a customized cooler when they refused a monetary reward for the lucky find.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

For the first owner — William T. Robey, the stockbroker’s clerk — it was the lucky find of a lifetime.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

Few portraits remain of Mary, said Anderson, making this sketch a particularly lucky find.

From National Geographic • Oct. 31, 2017

It was a really lucky find, which often is the case for me.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2015

“This was a lucky find, boy. We got to play it smart though, or we’ll lose it all.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi