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1590 H. Roberts Defiance to Fortune sig. D^v He waiteth opportunitie to disclose his loue vnto her: which luckily was presently offered.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. vii. 181 A showre, which powring suddenly downe did, most luckily for vs, wet, and weaken the strings of the Persian bowes.

1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 338 Luckily for me I was so well deceiv'd that I knew nothing of the matter.

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas I. iii. vii. 232 Luckily my wounds were not mortal, and I fell into the hands of a skilful artist.

1765 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. (ed. 3) I. viii. 274 Luckily..our speculations are supported by facts.

1814 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 6 Mar. (1974) III. 247 Merivale is luckily a very good-natured fellow, or, God he knows what might have been engendered from such a malaprop.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe x. 236 Climbing a long snow-slope which was luckily in fair order.

1923 G. Collins Valley of Eyes Unseen xiv. 305 Luckily, I had just strength enough to reach up and touch the power-lever.

1958 ‘J. Castle’ & A. Hailey Flight into Danger viii. 113 The first officer, then the captain were taken sick. Luckily there was a passenger on board who had piloted before and he took over the controls.

2008 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 9 Sept. (Business Network Suppl.) 9/5 Luckily for the subcontractors, the houses went up..quickly.