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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Even as a single, childless woman, which society calls failure, my life always felt charmed, so charmed that asking God for more felt greedy. Essence, 17 Dec. 2024 Andrew Greif The former No. 1 overall pick in 2016, Jared Goff had a charmed start to his career with the Rams, appearing in a Super Bowl within three seasons. NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 Hernandez was charmed and drove four and a half hours to the farm's address, listed in map coordinates. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024 Though Enrico’s wife looks dutifully charmed, the man himself is made uncomfortable by Nino’s obnoxiousness and the bluntness of his ambition. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024 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 10 Jan. 2025.

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