How to Use "Lucky" with Example Sentences

lucky (adj): having good luck or fortune

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Used with verbs:

"This is my lucky day."
(be: is/am/are)

"He feels lucky to be alive."
(feels)

"Consider yourself lucky that you weren't on that boat."
(consider, count, think)

"She got lucky and won the jackpot."
(got)

Used with adverbs:

"She is very lucky to be alive after the crash."
(very, extremely, fairly, incredibly)

"We are just plain lucky to have the opportunity to attend the event."
(plain, simply, pretty, quite)

Used with prepositions:

"It was lucky for you that you didn't get caught."
(for)

"We got lucky with good weather on our wedding day."
(with)

Used with nouns:

"What a lucky break!"
(break, opportunity, chance, fellow, man, woman, coincidence)

"Who is the lucky winner of the new car?"
(winner, owner)