luck

Example Sentences

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In March, Nestlé showed that it’s adroit enough to bounce back from some bad luck.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Is it simply down to a long run of bad luck or is he and/or his team making mistakes?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But those of us who have loved her well and long from across the pond do; it’s about time Walker got some good old-fashioned American adulation, which, with any luck, “Alice and Steve” will provide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

New York has had terrible luck in major professional sports in recent decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

We’d poke around, trying our luck this way and that, running out of air and diving back down again and again.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo