out of luck
Example Sentences
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But any regulars hoping to get a cut from the man himself at his shop in Chessington, Surrey, might be out of luck for the next six weeks as he attends his fourth World Cup.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Biographers wishing he might slow down so they could catch up are out of luck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Multiple cast members have confirmed some version of the same thing: if you were late to breakfast, you were out of luck.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
If no Roth option is available, workers making over $150,000 in 2025 wanting to make catch-up contributions will be out of luck.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
“Reckon it’s set in for a month, maybe more. But you’re out of luck if you want money from-Stanislaus Grumman, Lee; the man’s dead.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
