(adv.) In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.
Example Sentences:
(1) Had not Jaggers summoned me to see him on the day of my majority some years later, I might have wondered at the psychological implausibility of an old woman training a child to be a psychopath, but luckily I was so caught up by the possibility of my benefactor's name being revealed that the thought quite slipped my mind.
(2) Luckily for him, nobody chose to point out that this was the least he could have done to guarantee he wouldn’t have to sack himself if the electorate voted to leave.
(3) Luckily, it's the same with behaviour therapy, which has been proven to benefit some children.
(4) The poll didn't ask about consistency, but luckily few specific Lib Dem policies lodge in the public memory.
(5) Luckily, we had booked into a rather smart lodge rather than pitching up at a dodgy motel.
(6) Luckily we have great collections, a great programme so we do our best … we are on a hamster wheel.” Blavatnik will join philanthropic names at the V&A such as Weston (the Weston Cast Court), Sackler (the Sackler Centre for Arts Education) and Porter (the Porter Gallery, which houses temporary displays).
(7) "I think he was going to have a shot but luckily he put it in my path and I struck through it and it went in.
(8) Most people were concerned about how many people had been killed but luckily enough there was no game on at the time and it was the middle of the afternoon and it was a surreal experience.
(9) Luckily, “Google” is also a popular search, getting about 40% as many as “Facebook”; so 8.9m per day.
(10) High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history Read more Luckily, there is more than one door to the palace.
(11) Luckily, I have lots of people I can practise on, to say, ‘Do you understand that phrase?’ and if they don’t they say, ‘What does that mean, daddy?’ You have to put yourself in a child’s shoes.
(12) Luckily, no real ladies are involved in any of this – Fifa has long served as one of Earth’s leading cockocracies.
(13) Luckily my parents did not practise family planning and stop earlier,” he laughs.
(14) Occasionally he does, but it's not very often we see him, luckily for us and for him.
(15) Careers for the 21st century law student Read more Luckily, the skills gained from studying law can be applied to other careers.
(16) Luckily, Hall was sufficiently mobile to be rescued.
(17) Luckily for Arsenal the pass forward towards Ibrahimovic is heavy and bounces out of play.
(18) Luckily, many of Prop 187’s and SB 1070’s most ardent supporters are now either eternally vilified ( Governor Pete Wilson ), politically irrelevant ( Governor Jan Brewer ) or in massive legal problems ( Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ).
(19) Luckily the Cardinals will have rookie phenom Michael Wacha, who has yet to take a loss this postseason, on the mound tonight .
(20) When boarding the train we found that the space was occupied by people and luggage, luckily they moved without too many dirty looks.
Pluckily
Definition:
(adv.) In a plucky manner.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thought extinct, and a plant so toxic it could prove fatal, it was discovered this week clinging pluckily to life on a northern headland.