Luck
Meaning
Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
Pronunciation
UK lʌk
US lʌk
Example Sentences
- Three college students, down on their luck and in rent arrears, plotted, schemed, and grafted away night-after-night in an effort to avoid having their rental lease terminated and keep themselves off the streets.
- Not bad for three down on their luck guys struggling to pay rent, a little over a decade ago, right?
- If the answer is yes, [you're] in luck, because from this point onward cat facts is all [we're] going to be talking about!
- In many countries, the eagle is thought to bring good luck, which is one reason it has been featured on various national flags.
- Some games use seven for good luck.
- In Italy, seventeen can bring bad luck.
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