Sentence examples for lucky mistakes from inspiring English sources

But, through "lucky" mistakes made in their DNA, bacteria have managed to thwart these life-saving drugs, said study co-author David Rudner, professor of microbiology at HMS.

In Angwin's telling, it was at this early stage that MySpace also benefited from an incredibly lucky mistake.

It was Ginsberg who hatched the title "Naked Lunch," by a lucky mistake, having misread the phrase "naked lust" in a Burroughs manuscript.

This argument was made in detail in yesterday's Times by Breakingviews.com's Hugo Dixon and Dwight Cass, who actually argue that Lehman's failure may have been a "lucky mistake," because it woke governments up to the severity of the crisis and the need for substantial action like recapitalizing banks.

A lucky mistake, for sure.

"We've been lucky that any mistakes we have made in the coaching side or during games, from my perspective, haven't been punished.

But I was lucky that my mistake ended up not having any clinical consequences.

I don't really know what to say about it". He added: "I don't have any fears because I really feel like it has not been lucky or by mistake where I am today.

International rugby is so tight that little mistakes and lucky breaks can be all it takes to decide the outcome.

So if you really want to be smart, make someone else's mistake your lucky day.

I got lucky in noticing this mistake in my medical records.