luckily
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of luckily
Example Sentences
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The Rock is nominated tonight, and luckily for him, the TV show The Paper is not, so he might win.
From BBC
They used to do their “Young People’s Specials,” luckily for me, out of Cincinnati, Ohio.
From Los Angeles Times
"We have a gap over Christmas and luckily I was able to audition and find a panto that could just fit my dates, otherwise I would have no income over Christmas," she says.
From BBC
We even planned in case we were stranded up there, which luckily we weren’t.
From Los Angeles Times
"However when it sits up like that, I only thought about shooting and luckily it went in."
From Barron's
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