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Definition of By luck
1. Adverb. By accident. "Betrayed by a word haply overheard"
Lexicographical Neighbors of By Luck
Literary usage of By luck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies in the Theory of Human Society by Franklin Henry Giddings (1922)
"by luck it has subsisted on fish and game; by magic it has sustained the fertility
of its fields; by miracle and providential aid it has harvested its crops ..."
2. Pushing to the Front: Or, Success Under Difficulties; a Book of Inspiration by Orison Swett Marden (1894)
"Those who wait for luck and legacies never amount to muck Who ever knew of a man
becoming wise or good by luck? Those who have failed in life usually ..."
3. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation, a Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"by luck, by chance or unexpected good-fortune, as beer in a kraal, ... by luck
or chance, as any good fortune^ or bad, as an accident or other misfortune; ..."
4. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1910)
"by luck it has subsisted on fish and game; by magic it has sustained the fertility
of its fields; by miracle and providential aid it has harvested its crops ..."
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