lucky find

Example Sentences

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"It was a lucky find, I must admit," he told me the last time we spoke.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

Mr. Denney traveled to Minnesota to pick up the money, and gave the boy and his family a customized cooler when they refused a monetary reward for the lucky find.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

She’s a Homies figurine, a lucky find I picked up at a thrift convention over a year ago from a vendor who specialized in the resale of the collectible toys.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

For the first owner — William T. Robey, the stockbroker’s clerk — it was the lucky find of a lifetime.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

So he decided to take a holiday and travel back to his own country, Norway, and who knows, he might if he was lucky find himself a lovely new bride in his own country.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl