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luck of the draw
noun as in lottery
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in lucky break
noun as in shot in the dark
noun as in sporting chance
Example Sentences
The WB in the call letters led people to conclude it was a deliberate “get” for Warner Brothers, but it was the luck of the draw.
“There is no one reason as to why it got voted through this time, it’s luck of the draw.”
You might say the luck of the draw has been with Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup up to this point, with both of their opponents coming from League 2.
The start by Yip, the 2021 U.S. women’s champ, was particularly impressive as, by the luck of the draw, she faced four of her top rivals in the first four rounds, drawing with Tokhirjonova and top-seeded GM Irina Krush and defeating defending champion FM Jennifer Yu and rising star FM Alice Lee.
You get a lot of those hotels and houses, by luck of the draw, if you land on Park Place …
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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