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devil's own luck

NOUN
bad luck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversity hard time hardship misfortune setback tragedy
WEAK
bad break blow hard cheese hard luck ill luck mischance raw deal reverse rotten luck tough break tough luck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage blessing boon favor success

Example Sentences

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Randall held his sovereignty for just a year, but Horace had the devil's own luck.

From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel

Well, some people have the devil's own luck.

From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie

"Well, gentlemen, on that occasion of which I was speaking, the devil's own luck being with me, I sunk both the carrack and the galley, and headed the Star for the castle of Paria."

From Sir Mortimer by Johnston, Mary

"There!" he cried, "you bring bad fortune! whenever you come, I have the devil's own luck."

From The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 by Anonymous

I always had the devil's own luck about things, you know.

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

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