luckless
Example Sentences
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"McLaren helped us today," he joked, referring to the opening lap crash in the sprint which saw Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg hit Piastri's McLaren and push him into the luckless Norris.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
Being luckless in love is commonplace these days.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025
Goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol help Manchester City brush aside a luckless Nottingham Forest to reach a third successive FA Cup final.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
Co-written by Gilliam and Michael Palin, with appearances by Palin as a luckless dweeb through the ages and John Cleese as a posh Robin Hood, “Time Bandits,” the film, was very much a Python work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
I decided one day in the middle of an algebraic equation to change my luckless life by changing my hands.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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