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  • verb Present participle of luck.

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Examples

  • Some call it robbing the cradle, others call it lucking out -- either way, take a look at the most jaw-dropping celebrity May-December romances ...

    NY Daily News 2011

  • Some call it robbing the cradle, others call it lucking out -- either way, take a look at the most jaw-dropping celebrity May-December romances ...

    NY Daily News 2011

  • Some call it robbing the cradle, others call it lucking out -- either way, take a look at the most jaw-dropping celebrity May-December romances ...

    NY Daily News 2011

  • When a big market team meets a small market team, however, you rarely seem to hear of the smaller team "lucking" their way through to the next round or a title on a blatant call/non-call by the officials.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • Even after thirty years of attending cons, I still get little chills thinking about the singular experiences that never fail to pepper the long weekend: lucking into a Kaffeeklatsche; finding an unexpected pin next to my name on the Voodoo Message Board; encountering an author whose book I just happen to have on my person; having a wholly non-ironic conversation about broadcast engineering with a guy in an Elfquest outfit.

    July 2009 2009

  • I'm guessing we were very lucking being in the right place at the right time.

    Info Sought From Musky Fisherman 2009

  • I'm guessing we were very lucking being in the right place at the right time.

    This summer I was fishing for bass and northerns on lake in southern Ontario that my family has fished for over 50 yrs. 2009

  • Glad they aren't lucking for some super-muscly Arnold type of guy.

    Who Will Be Captain America? John Krasinski and Six Other Actors Shortlisted | /Film 2010

  • Even after thirty years of attending cons, I still get little chills thinking about the singular experiences that never fail to pepper the long weekend: lucking into a Kaffeeklatsche; finding an unexpected pin next to my name on the Voodoo Message Board; encountering an author whose book I just happen to have on my person; having a wholly non-ironic conversation about broadcast engineering with a guy in an Elfquest outfit.

    7 Reasons to Attend Worldcon 2009

  • He adds all the spike and sexiness that Stephan is lucking with his mystery and goody boy actions.

    'The Vampire Diaries' recap: The secret and Damon are out | EW.com 2009

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