luck strikes

Frequency: 5.01.6 per million words

fortune, especially bad fortune, happens suddenly

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Examples (10)

  • More bad luck struck last week.
  • When luck strikes, it often does so unexpectedly.
  • Good luck rarely strikes twice in the same place.
  • She felt that her bad luck had struck again.
  • Just as he was about to give up, good luck struck.
  • The investor knew that financial luck could strike at any moment.
  • He hoped that good luck would strike before the deadline.
  • Tragedy followed when bad luck struck their family.
  • Sometimes, luck strikes you when you least expect it.
  • Despite their efforts, bad luck struck the team in the final minute.