1
: extremely lucky or prosperous
living a charmed life
2
: of, relating to, or being a charm quark

Examples of charmed in a Sentence

She has always lived a charmed life. you must be living a charmed life if you haven't caught the flu that's going around
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Nick Dunlap has led a charmed young career to date. Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Kieran Culkin and Bill Burr, co-stars in a new Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross, looked particularly charmed. Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025 Akasha was terrified that his charmed life was over. Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025 The couple met at Brown University, had five children and led what looked from the outside to be a charmed life. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for charmed

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of charm entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of charmed was circa 1616

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“Charmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charmed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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