Lady Luck
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lady Luck
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It makes them feel special, like Lady Luck has shone her light on them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Las Vegas, you might be in with Lady Luck!
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025
When the one win you've got in 16 games was a scratchy old thing against Gibraltar, you'll take whatever Lady Luck is offering.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
The best teams usually win a 162-game regular season, but in a short playoff, Lady Luck gets a turn at bat.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
The Wildcat studied for a moment, and then long months of association clinched the tie which Lady Luck had woven between him and the prodigal Lily.
From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
