luck out

phrasal verb

lucked out; lucking out; lucks out

US, informal

: to have good luck

We arrived late but we lucked out—there were still a few tickets left.

Examples of luck out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a regular season filled with complaints about the barrage of 3-pointers, the NBA could luck out this postseason with a reboot of the LeBron James-Steph Curry rivalry, the best in sports since Magic Johnson versus Larry Bird in the 1970s and ’80s. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025

Or maybe she’s gotten all of the bad luck out of her system with more than half the trip still to go? Jaclyn, Kate, and Laurie The whole third-wheel aspect of the friend group continues to rotate around and around. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025

Homeownership has been 'OK' for Boomers – and their kids will luck out too. —Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024

Some teams will luck out and land quality contributors at below-market prices. —Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024

Did East Asia just luck out, or is there a lesson to be learned from its success? —Abhijit V. Banerjee, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2019

Perhaps interested buyers will luck out and find a vehicle in another market, though. —Sean Evans, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024

Parts of the West, Great Lakes and Southeast coast may also luck out for a clear view of a partial eclipse. —Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

According to Old Farmer’s Almanac Groundhog Day predictions, everyone might just luck out this year with no more wintry weather. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Jan. 2024

Rhymes for luck out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout