Sentence examples for better luckier from inspiring English sources

Your Dec. 23 front-page article about low-income strivers and college graduation rates ("For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall") is my story, though mine has a better, luckier ending.

The wide variety of slot-machine styles on display implied that some were better, luckier, than others – this, of course, was not the case.

"Better lucky than good," Falco says at one point.

Though Hall gives the impression that he has made a career out of playing the lucky interloper (the first chapter in his autobiography is entitled "Better Lucky than Rich"), there is no denying his talent or ambition.

Harrison: It was, better lucky than smart.

On Wednesday, though, both sides were stocked with regulars, and Mexico proved to be the better and luckier team.

"Sometimes you're better off lucky than good".

He was better than lucky, however, when he made Sunday's memorable shot.

"But 15 years later, now I know better how lucky I was and what it takes to get to it again".

Second, even if rigorous competition enables the talented — or, better, the lucky — to realize their goals, it is completely unwarranted to suppose that their accomplishments will translate into any increased benefit for the overwhelming majority of those who are less fortunate.

"Our luck has definitely changed for the better". The lucky dip ticket, bought from Bargain Booze, in Fenton, had the winning numbers 14, 16, 23, 24, 25 and 43.