You add luckily to a statement to indicate that it is good that a particular thing happened or is the case because otherwise the situation would have been difficult or unpleasant.
Luckily, we both love football.
Luckily for me, he spoke very good English.
Synonyms: fortunately, happily, by chance, as luck would have it More Synonyms of luckily
Examples of 'luckily' in a sentence
luckily
And, luckily, we get to find out straight away if they succeed.
The Sun (2016)
Luckily enough we did work it out.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Luckily enough it was when they were watching.
The Sun (2008)
But luckily this reflects well on me and strengthens my role as a mother and a grandmother.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Luckily we get on pretty well so it makes life easy.
The Sun (2014)
Luckily, enough old hippies remain to keep them in their place.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But luckily we came back.
The Sun (2015)
Luckily enough we got one.
The Sun (2012)
But luckily it went well!
The Sun (2015)
Luckily I only get homework about once a month.
The Sun (2016)
Luckily, though, we just had bruises.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Luckily, though, there will always be one based on common sense.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Luckily, though, the y did work things out.
The Sun (2015)
Luckily, though, new antibiotics are turning up in the most unlikely places.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Well, luckily she wasn't wearing it.
The Sun (2015)
Well, luckily, there is.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And luckily enough, I got my way.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Luckily I get to spend a lot of time with both, together.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Luckily, I was born with a body that renders me quite incapable of doing anything very well.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
By rights he ought to be here now, either steering or attending to the horse, though luckily the horse has sense enough to attend to himself.
Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows (1908)
In other languages
luckily
British English: luckily /ˈlʌkɪlɪ/ ADVERB
You add luckily to your statement to indicate that you are glad that something happened or is the case.
Luckily, we both love football.
American English: luckily
Arabic: مِنْ حُسْنِ الْـحَظِ
Brazilian Portuguese: felizmente
Chinese: 幸运地
Croatian: srećom
Czech: naštěstí
Danish: heldigvis
Dutch: toevallig
European Spanish: por suerte
Finnish: onneksi
French: heureusement
German: glücklicherweise
Greek: ευτυχώς
Italian: fortunatamente
Japanese: 運よく
Korean: 다행히
Norwegian: heldigvis
Polish: szczęśliwie
European Portuguese: felizmente
Romanian: din fericire
Russian: к счастью
Latin American Spanish: por suerte
Swedish: lyckligtvis
Thai: โชคดี
Turkish: neyse ki
Ukrainian: на щастя
Vietnamese: may thay
Chinese translation of 'luckily'
luckily
(ˈlʌkɪlɪ)
adv
幸运(運)的是 (xìngyùn de shì)
luckily for me/us我/我们(們)挺运(運)气(氣)的 (wǒ/wǒmen tǐng yùnqi de)