How to use luck in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun, verb
Luck means something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence. Example: “The raffle is just a matter of luck.”
Examples of luck by meaning
nounSomething that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
- The raffle is just a matter of luck.
- Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
nounA favourable chance occurrence.
- Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
- I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
nounA superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
- He blew on the dice for luck.
- I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
nounSuccess.
- I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.
- He has a lot of luck with the ladies. Perhaps it's because of his new motorbike.
nounThe results of a random number generator.
- The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.
verbTo find something through good fortune; used with into, on, onto or upon.
- I lucked upon a seat, settled in, nodded off and 20 minutes later heard my name being called by the admitting nurse.2004 December, The Crisis, volume 111, page 50
- But then I lucked on a backpackers' lodge lying half-hidden behind some trees right next to the road.2010, Riaan Manser, Around Africa On My Bicycle
More sentences with luck
- He lucked out with that girl of his. Smart, sweet, sassy, and pretty too.From the entry girl
- He chose the correct answer, but whether by luck or by skill I don't know.From the entry whether
- I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck.From the entry break
- If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.From the entry thus
- Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.From the entry survive
- Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.From the entry survive
- She has no luck with diets. Don't mention the f-word (by which I mean "fat").From the entry f-word
- He′s had a good trot, but his luck will end soon.From the entry trot
- I’m going to have my bedroom feng shuied. Maybe this will finally bring me good luck.From the entry feng shui
- We should have luck with a flutter over the north field.From the entry flutter
- Your car broke down? Well, tough luck, you're due at work in 15 minutes. Better run.From the entry tough luck
- I lucked out and got the last two tickets to the big show.From the entry luck out
- If you think you can do better than the big boys of electronic engineering, then good luck.From the entry big boys
- With any luck, we'll be able to finish our assignment before the deadline.From the entry with any luck
- She got a real dud. Well, that's the luck of the draw for you.From the entry luck of the draw
- I'm going to have a go, God help me. Wish me luck.From the entry God help someone
- It is said that things like black cats, walking under ladders, or breaking mirrors give bad luck.From the entry it is said
- I’m having a run of bad luck.From the entry run
- Her string of bad luck seemed likely to continue.From the entry string
- His string of bad luck has hopefully run out.From the entry run out
- I hope I luck in and win the draw.From the entry luck in
- She lucked in and won a trip to Hawaii.From the entry lucked in
- I'm really lucking in this week - I've won twice!From the entry lucking in
- Why don't you try your luck at the blackjack tables?From the entry try one's luck
- You're in luck: this is the last one.From the entry be in luck
- Let's hope luck is shining down on me today!From the entry shine down on
- He preferred the lay system because there was a chance that he could really clean up if the luck held out.From the entry lay system
- Good luck, and don’t blow it!From the entry blow
- If you had set up automatic backups, you would have been able to recover your files, but as it is, you're out of luck.From the entry out of luck
Meaning of luck
- noun Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
- noun A favourable chance occurrence.
- noun A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
Questions about luck in a sentence
- How do you use luck in a sentence?
- Luck is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The raffle is just a matter of luck.”
- What is a short sentence with luck?
- “Good luck, and don’t blow it!”
- What does luck mean?
- Luck means something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: luck (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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