lucky break

Example Sentences

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If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Without her lucky break, she said, she would still be doing restaurant shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

A lucky break occurred, she told us, when a wealthy donor purchased a facility from a medical practice that had closed and donated it to the group.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

While a fleet of dedicated gamma-ray telescopes is the best option for detecting gamma rays from a nearby supernova, a lucky break with Fermi would be even better.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

Always I was waiting for my lucky break.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall