sheer luck

collocation in English

meaningsofsheerandluck

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sheer
adjective
uk
/ʃɪər/us
/ʃɪr/
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ...
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luck
noun[U]
uk
/lʌk/us
/lʌk/
the force that causes things, especially good things, to happen to you by chance and not as a result of your own efforts ...
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(Definition ofsheerandluckfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsheer luck

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Equality can arise throughsheerluck, and inequality, through responsible choice.
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Egalitarians who are merely concerned with someone's being worse off as a result of unfair treatment will say that bysheerluckthere is nothing for egalitarians to worry about.
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It was said in the same article that onlysheerluckso far has prevented loss of life.
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They could probably achieve that number bysheerluck.
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It would be a matter ofsheerluckand of where men were employed, whether they got advantage of this work or not.
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It is justsheerluckthat none of these crashes has occurred over a densely built-up area.
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Sheerluckprevented our losses from being greater.
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It is notsheerluck.
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His plans are almost always scuppered by the sisters' entourage, technology,sheerluck, or any combination thereof.
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The game is a simple race contest based onsheerluck, and is popular with young children.
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One party avoided starvation bysheerluckwhen they were able to quickly canoe downstream.
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Flashman survives the ensuing debacle by a mixture ofsheerluckand unstinting cowardice.
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Diocletian, either by skill orsheerluck, solved many of the acute problems experienced during this crisis.
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Although seemingly basic, the only way the bosses can even be reached is by discovering a host of secrets, some of which requiresheerluckor a helpful manual.
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