Luck And Fortune Vocabulary

noun chance is a noun that refers to a possibility of something happening without planning or design.

adverb by chance is an adverb because it modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by indicating that something happened unexpectedly or without planning.

preposition by is a preposition that shows the relationship between 'chance' and the action being described.

• By chance, I happened to run into my old college professor at the conference.
• I saw my ex-girlfriend at the mall by chance.
• I found this cool vintage jacket at the thrift store by chance.
• By chance, the two rival gangs ended up sitting at the same table and surprisingly got along.

adjective describing someone who is lucky or privileged

• I consider myself fortunate to have been given this opportunity to work with such a talented team.
• I feel lucky to have scored tickets to the concert tonight.
• I'm so grateful for my new job, it's like winning the lottery!
• She felt like a fortunate traveler on a journey filled with unexpected adventures.

adjective describing someone or something that is unfortunate or not favored by luck

• The team's performance was affected by a series of unlucky events.
• I heard you had an unlucky day at work yesterday.
• She's been feeling pretty unlucky lately, like she's got a black cloud following her around.
• Sometimes it feels like I'm just an unlucky person when it comes to finding parking spots.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this phrase, 'pot', 'crock', 'gold', 'end', and 'rainbow' are all nouns.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun. In this phrase, 'gold', 'end', and 'rainbow' can all be considered adjectives as they describe the nouns they precede.

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this phrase, 'of' is a preposition.

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite. In this phrase, 'the' is an article.

• Legend has it that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
• They say there's a crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
• People believe there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
• The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow represents the ultimate reward for hard work and perseverance.