luck

Example Sentences

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Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But knowing our luck, we’ll be struggling with forgotten passwords for our smart toothbrushes and buggy firmware updates for our flying cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

While the car had pace, I don't think the win was there without the luck of the safety car.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Meta and Google both vowed to appeal verdicts that were handed down by civil juries in Los Angeles County and Santa Fe, N.M., brushing off the losses as a bit of bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

I was pushing my luck, but I couldn’t seem to stop.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu