Thesaurus / fortune-telling

fortune-telling

How to use fortune-telling in a sentence

Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

The "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.

But in the end his health gave way, and the Emperor himself wrote to Prince Eugne telling him to send the old warrior home.

But, without telling me what she meant to do, mother took it all to the Casino—and—it followed the rest.

The fortune was proving quite as large as he had expected, and not even an inquest had been held upon the dead man.

But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.

When the father had finished, he stabbed his wife, telling her to repent of her sins and to confess to God who would pardon her.

Never had Punch secured the telling of that tale with so little opposition.

Through the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.

Aristide always regarded the fortune of the moment as if it would last forever.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985