mere luck
Example Sentences
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Jim is no one special, someone who survived by mere luck, but he wears that like a burden.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2024
In this way, mere luck could pay tribute to the virtues that make dreams come true.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
But Mississippi’s extraordinary accrual of power was more than mere luck.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2018
Whether this delicious bit was planned or mere luck is hard to say.
From Reuters • May 14, 2010
It was mere luck that Uncle Son didn’t go on the mission where Father was captured.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
