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How to use luckily in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Luckily means in a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. Example: “They luckily escaped injury.”

Examples of luckily by meaning

adverbIn a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

  • They luckily escaped injury.

More sentences with luckily

  • I left my camera on the train, but luckily enough someone handed it in to lost property.From the entry enough
  • She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.From the entry light
  • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.From the entry hospital
  • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital.From the entry hospital
  • He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.From the entry stab
  • Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.From the entry extinct
  • Luckily, she was unaware that I'd spent the last five years in prison.From the entry unaware
  • Luckily, the cannoneer was only mildly injured when his cannon malfunctioned.From the entry cannoneer
  • Luckily, on this show we have swap outs, so we don't have to wait.From the entry swap out
  • Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.From the entry right
  • Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.From the entry escape
  • Luckily, the members of the committee were on the same wavelength, so we didn't have endless discussions about what words meant.From the entry on the same wavelength
  • Luckily, the damage from the accident was repairable.From the entry repairable
  • I was stranded in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I managed to thumb down a passing car.From the entry thumb down
  • Luckily for us J company picked us up in their hack — two snowmobiles with a big inflatable raft strapped between them.From the entry hack
  • Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.From the entry quickly
  • Luckily, besides an earache from the sudden repressurization, he suffered no other effects.2020, John Rocco, How We Got to the Moon, page 134. From the entry earache
  • Luckily, Angus didn't take offense to Cash's non-greeting and headed into the conference room.2017, Kristen Ashley, Ghosts and Reincarnation, →ISBN. From the entry non-greeting
  • Luckily, we saw journeys of giraffes countless times during our six days on safari in South Africa.2012 October 11, Elizabeth Yardley Pennridge High School, Burlington County Times, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023. From the entry journey
  • Luckily it was only a couple of miles out in the country.2011 June, Celia Parson, Yo Yo, page 95. From the entry one over the eight
  • Luckily, because all windows had been taped, the home's leadlight windows survived the move intact.2009 January 25, Caroline James, “Traps to avoid when relocating a home”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2009. From the entry leadlight
  • Luckily for Giacomo, he had Marzia, an Italian grandmother straight from central casting.2009, John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, The Book of the Dead: Lives of the Justly Famous and the Undeservedly Obscure, Crown Publishers, →ISBN. From the entry from central casting
  • Luckily, the wayback was equipped with built-in bins alongside the walls.2009, Gloria VanDemmeltraadt, Musing and Munching: A Memoir and Cookbook, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry wayback
  • I almost langgar a contruction cone on my right and i luckily act fast.2008, anonymous author, “Old Tampines Rd”, in hungzai.com — Singapore's Freakiest Online Ghost Stories, archived from the original on 16…. From the entry langgar
  • Luckily for Earl, underwear proved to be extremely popular with the public.2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Toys for kinky girls and boys—It’s not just whips and chains anymore.” (chapter 3), in Weather Balloons Make…. From the entry to one's heart's content
  • Luckily, if you get a flat tyre, puncture-wallahs can be found almost everywhere.2003, David Abram, The Rough Guide to South India, page 42. From the entry puncture-wallah
  • Luckily, I'm not a greencarder, or I could be a "senior alien."1992, Mel Krantzler, Patricia B. Krantzler, The seven marriages of your marriage. From the entry greencarders
  • Luckily we had only to wait a few hours for this specimen of 'ponting'.1984, Gran. Tryggve in McGhie, Ellen-Johanne, Gran. Tryggve in McGhie, Ellen-Johanne, transl. fr Norwegian, and Hattersley-Smith…. From the entry ponting
  • Luckily the general structure withtook the shock and only the ceiling collapsed.1963, James Patrick Donleavy, A Singular Man, page 52. From the entry withtake
  • Though as pretty a maidchild as anyone could hope for, taking after Rose more than me, luckily.1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, HarperCollins, published 1999, →ISBN, page 371. From the entry maidchild
  • Luckily there is no bus nor auto nearer than a block.1950, Neil Boyton, “Bananas and the Beast”, in Ex-Cub Fitzie, Milwaukee, Wis.: The Bruce Publishing Company, page 25. From the entry monkeyese
  • Luckily, on evidence which I could never understand, Dominic detected something suspicious.1919, Joseph Conrad, chapter III, in The Arrow of Gold: A Story between Two Notes, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, […], →OCLC. From the entry sixth sense
  • He, too, had a touch of soul-ache; but luckily it did not interfere with his carnal appetite.1911, William John Locke, The Glory of Clementina Wing, John Lane, page 139. From the entry soulache
  • Luckily I came out of it ok.2021 December 16, Trey Parker, “South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID” (29:23 from the start), in South Park, spoken by Fire Chief…. From the entry moon
  • Luckily, unlike Buchanan's weapon, this one was faulty; the motor ran out, but the automatic destruct function failed to work.2020 December 9, Drachinifel, 22:54 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - Cape Esperance (IJN 1 : 2 USN), archived from the original…. From the entry scream
  • Luckily, I don’t have to have only one label—I can identify as homosexual and skolioromantic at the same time.2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+, page 154. From the entry skolioromantic
  • Luckily Continental employed plenty of drivers from Shan-tung.2015, Xiao Bai, translated by Chenxin Jiang, French Concession, Harper Collins Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 147. From the entry Shan-tung
  • I now luckily have many different kinds of hanukkiahs.2010 November 17, Rima Suqi, quoting Daniel Libeskind, “Daniel Libeskind on a New Show of Menorahs”, in The New York Times. From the entry hanukkiah
  • Her wedding shoes, place cards and bonbonniere are among all her lost possessions, but luckily she still has her groom.2009 February 12, Catherine Best, “Firestorm puts paid to wedding plans in Flowerdale”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 15…. From the entry bonbonniere

Meaning of luckily

  1. adverb In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

Full definition of luckily

Questions about luckily in a sentence

How do you use luckily in a sentence?
Luckily is used as an adverb. For example: “They luckily escaped injury.”
What is a short sentence with luckily?
“They luckily escaped injury.”
What does luckily mean?
Luckily means in a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

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