charmed life

Idioms  

1. An existence that seems protected by extreme good luck, as in Robert came out of that accident without a scratch; he must lead a charmed life. The adjective charmed once meant “magical,” which is no doubt what Shakespeare had in mind when he used the term in Macbeth (5:8): “Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests, I bear a charmed life, which must not yield To one of woman born.” Later it was extended to anyone who narrowly escaped from danger or was similarly lucky. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

The father, with his charmed life, has won his race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

“He’s always lived a charmed life in terms of politics, but there’s also been more to him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

I’ve lived just a charmed life and I am so fortunate.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

His soldiers think the fact Jimmy's still with them, despite multiple wounds, means he lives a charmed life.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023

He had stumbled upon a private scene that belied everything he thought he knew about the golden godson and his charmed life, and it broke something in him to see the other boy brought low.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor