luckily

Example Sentences

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Usually we’ll go in the afternoon — maybe we’ll have a late lunch up there — and sometimes we’ll go to the Getty Villa instead, which luckily survived the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Like all those outside, he worries constantly for his immediate family, who luckily all survived the war.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

My parents live next door and luckily my mum came over.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

And, luckily, at least for now, they still have safe options.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

He jumped out of bed, too, and we got in the car and raced to the hospital, which luckily was only fifteen minutes away.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah