luck of the Irish
Example Sentences
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After Monday's resounding defeat by Sri Lanka took World Cup fate out of his side's hands, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh asked for the luck of the Irish to kick in.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
But the luck of the Irish is turning due to poor leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Lowry even enjoyed some luck of the Irish on the 16th when he pushed his tee shot so far right that he missed the water around the green.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Elsewhere, we had the return of Mad Sweeney who experienced the luck of the Irish in avoiding decapitation by scaffolding pole, before going on the hunt for his missing coin.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2017
I’ll just have to make a quick scoot across the line, and trust to the luck of the Irish army!
From With Hoops of Steel by Dan Smith
