hazard of the die

Example Sentences

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Thus acting, thou puttest all to the hazard of the die.

From The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales by Garnett, Richard

I have set my happiness on another cast, and I will stand the hazard of the die.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love

So it is, so it has chanced; the hazard of the die has gone against him, and he has nothing left.

From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór

And so he set his teeth and vowed that, Mrs. Quest or no Mrs. Quest, he would stake his fortune upon the hazard of the die, aye, and win, even if he loaded the dice.

From Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life by Haggard, Henry Rider

He had no right to stand the hazard of the die, and then refuse to abide by the result.

From Daniel Webster by Lodge, Henry Cabot