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
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
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
Their curse had fallen on their own heads; fortune's wheel had turned—their wealth was all gone—they were paupers.
From The Pobratim A Slav Novel by Jones, P.
Raised once more by another turn of fortune’s wheel in the party game to power, Gladstone again brought forward a Home Rule Bill.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
