lucky
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You’re always going to want them on the field, but we’re lucky where if those guys are out we have a lot of depth and a lot of capable guys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It "made me realise how very lucky I've been in my life," she said, "working with Childline and the Silver Line, and meeting so many fascinating and inspiring people".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
You are lucky and/or willing to keep working, and ensure that you top up your retirement fund, and keep yourself in the lifestyle — however grand or modest — to which you have become accustomed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“He was very lucky to survive,” Żurowski said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Aw, Grandpa,” I said, “nothing like that will ever happen to me. I’d be lucky if I had a grasshopper named after me.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Even the beloveds, wonderfuls, luckies and so on were all Dones, and the awfuls were Not-Dooes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Kang survived, which made him luckier than others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Shahdeh Zaarb, 45, is luckier than his fellow Gazans, for he holds West Bank residency, having worked there regularly for the past 20 years.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
As McDermott said, “You control how hard you work, and the harder you work, the luckier you’re going to get.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
They had lost the equivalent of billions, but they were among the luckier members of the Eisner family.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
We suspected Mr. Axelroot of having better boxes that he took to luckier children elsewhere.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
To follow Alexander was, Mr. Richardson relates, for all but his luckiest generals, ultimately to sacrifice oneself “for another man’s dreams,” namely and tragically, to “break the limits of his humanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
There is a small chance that whoever placed these bets was just the luckiest person in the world.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
“Palantir and Nvidia are the two luckiest companies on the planet,” he told Lewis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the "luckiest man" alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
“You’re such a good egg, Jimmy. I’m the luckiest woman alive.”
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
