luck of the draw

Examples of luck of the draw in a sentence

• [A] dry ditch or moat . . . should have been constructed around towers in particularly exposed or vulnerable positions but in some cases it seems that they were selected by the luck of the draw.1973, Sheila Sutcliffe, Martello Towers, →ISBN, page 63:
• [I]s it merely the luck of the draw that turns some novels into blockbusters and others of equal merit into also-rans?1996 May 21, Carey Goldberg, “Best-Selling Author, but Not at Home”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Jun 2013:
• Is it genetics, environment, radon, luck of the draw?2005 August 10, “What You Need to Know on Smoking and Lung Cancer”, in Time:

Synonyms of luck of the draw

• chance
• happenstance
• fortuity

Origin of luck of the draw

An allusion to the random manner in which objects (such as playing cards, straws, or marbles) are distributed, drawn, or withdrawn (from a card deck, bag, or other container) in many games of chance (such as card games).

Related words

• lucky dip
• lucky draw

Questions about luck of the draw

What does luck of the draw mean?

Luck of the draw means the random production or occurrence of favorable or unfavorable results.

How do you use luck of the draw in a sentence?

[A] dry ditch or moat . . . should have been constructed around towers in particularly exposed or vulnerable positions but in some cases it seems that they were selected by the luck of the draw.

What part of speech is luck of the draw?

Luck of the draw is a noun.