dumb luck
Example Sentences
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Then, there’s a “Jeopardy!”-like general-knowledge quiz, although it seems to be based on dumb luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
When movies “hit different,” is it merely a matter of dumb luck, a confluence of intent, production schedules, release strategies and life outside the theater?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Because it’s clear that what happened was not a situation where the president was saved because of the scale of the Secret Service but by sheer dumb luck that he is still alive.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2024
By just drifting through the tumult and chaos of society, doing what he’s told, and through sheer dumb luck, Forrest Gump becomes one of the richest people in America.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2024
I stopped cold in the middle of the hall as goose bumps ran up my arms, prickling like needles along my neck, because it hadn’t been dumb luck.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
