lucky break

Example Sentences

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A lucky break occurred, she told us, when a wealthy donor purchased a facility from a medical practice that had closed and donated it to the group.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

The Lakers, as always, got the lucky break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

While a fleet of dedicated gamma-ray telescopes is the best option for detecting gamma rays from a nearby supernova, a lucky break with Fermi would be even better.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

After only two weeks' training, she had a lucky break when she was offered the job of official photographer at London's premier rock venue, The Rainbow Theatre, in 1972.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

The emergency room is nearly abandoned at five-thirty in the morning—I don’t know how I caught that lucky break.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini