fortune's wheel
Example Sentences
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This is the play's hub, and fortune's wheel is about to spin until Michael finds himself underneath it.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2012
The sudden turn of fortune's wheel came when a confident Marcos, who had never lost a vote in his life, called a snap election.
From Time Magazine Archive
With such inducement, more & more famous names have been grabbing an armful of records and sponsors, and going to work at fortune's wheel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Richard walked on, thinking of what he was not long before, and of his present position through one turn of fortune’s wheel.
From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by Smith, A. Monro
It may have been the sportsman’s instinct seeking a fresh turn in fortune’s wheel.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell
