happy-go-lucky
Example Sentences
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“You not some happy-go-lucky kid anymore. You one grown man. You a father. No can be flighty, go off anywhere you like. You need for provide Clara with stability.”
From Literature
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Stern like old school Mexicans always look in portraits but with joyful eyes that reveal his happy-go-lucky attitude to life.
From Los Angeles Times
Mazino describes Jesse as “a pretty happy-go-lucky guy” in the earlier episodes of the season, as well as “a bit of a Boy Scout.”
From Los Angeles Times
Pages is not as outwardly animated as Hernández, whose “happy-go-lucky” personality, as Bates described it, is evident every time he showers his teammates with sunflower seeds to celebrate home runs.
From Los Angeles Times
She said Leah was a "happy-go-lucky person with a gorgeous, infectious smile".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.