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On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Luckless. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as unlucky or hexed and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Luckless in a sentence

Luckless meaning

  1. Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
  2. Without luck, unfortunate.

Synonyms of Luckless

unlucky hexed jinxed unfortunate lucky

Related words

Other words often associated with Luckless or its synonyms:

serendipitous black hapless fortunate propitious dispossessed favorable disastrous misfortunate hot abject roofless

Using Luckless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Unsuccessful, in a failing manner. | Without luck, unfortunate.
  • Useful related words include: unlucky, hexed, jinxed, unfortunate.
  • In the example corpus, luckless often appears in combinations such as: the luckless.

Context around Luckless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

completely 1×

Often after:

cat 1× watson 1× actor 1× dog 1× night 1× last 1× boomers 1× stranded 1× villagers 1× rotherham 1×

Sentence patterns with Luckless

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a luckless cat caught 1× against the luckless boomers and 1× but the luckless dog could 1× expect these luckless villagers to 1× for the luckless stranded 1× getyourgreyon was luckless last time 1× hapless and luckless rotherham were 1× is the luckless sheriff 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a contender for 1× a luckless cat 1× but the luckless 1× getyourgreyon was luckless 1× gloucester stalwart jonny 1× hapless and luckless 1×

Common sentence endings:

a better place 1× actor trevor slattery 1× from phil foden 1× mile too good 1× of the ladder 1× the bill ritchie 1×

Words around Luckless

Just before it in the word index:

lucking 7 luckinbill 10 luckinbell 4 luckin 16 luckily 1.007 luckiest 56

Just after it in the word index:

luckman 7 lucknow 215 luckock 3 luckow 2 lucks 2 luckson 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Luckless

  • In this selection, "luckless" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, completely, cat, watson and actor stand out and add context to how "luckless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a luckless cat caught and against the luckless boomers and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "luckless" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with luckless

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Here, The Mandarin was really the luckless actor Trevor Slattery. (10 words)

What, for God’s sake, do you expect these luckless villagers to do? (13 words)

A luckless cat caught in a well-populated doghouse is in a better place. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Getyourgreyon was luckless last time out and for a good while yesterday it looked like he might meet a similar fate again, but a mid-race move by jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester alleviated those concerns and he proved a mile too good. (42 words)

The main argument in favour of one month more is that time is pressing and an official announcement would have been made by now if there was to be no reprieve for the luckless stranded. (35 words)

Gloucester stalwart Jonny May missed out on the original 33-man World Cup squad selection, but now the 33-year-old is in the box seat to replace the luckless Watson in France. (33 words)

Question examples

What, for God’s sake, do you expect these luckless villagers to do? (13 words)

Example sentences (12)

A luckless cat caught in a well-populated doghouse is in a better place.

Gloucester stalwart Jonny May missed out on the original 33-man World Cup squad selection, but now the 33-year-old is in the box seat to replace the luckless Watson in France.

Here, The Mandarin was really the luckless actor Trevor Slattery.

But the luckless dog could easily have caught sepsis and died in agony because of the botched and "very serious" attempt to neuter it.

A contender for miss of the season, it summed up a luckless night which extended Newcastle's winless run to eight games.

Getyourgreyon was luckless last time out and for a good while yesterday it looked like he might meet a similar fate again, but a mid-race move by jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester alleviated those concerns and he proved a mile too good.

The Flyers claimed a come-from-behind 75-73 win in overtime against the luckless Boomers, and will likely finish the season on top of the ladder.

The main argument in favour of one month more is that time is pressing and an official announcement would have been made by now if there was to be no reprieve for the luckless stranded.

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What, for God’s sake, do you expect these luckless villagers to do?

Hapless and luckless, Rotherham were penalised by an own goal, a deflected strike and an accidental finish from Phil Foden.

His two runs before that had merit too, one of them when completely luckless in the Bill Ritchie.

In fact, the only character who does not get the better of Hood is the luckless Sheriff.

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Common combinations with luckless

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "luckless" in a sentence?
An example: "A luckless cat caught in a well-populated doghouse is in a better place." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "luckless" from authentic English texts.
What does "luckless" mean?
Luckless means: Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
What are synonyms of "luckless"?
Common synonyms of "luckless" include: unlucky, hexed, jinxed, unfortunate, lucky.
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