turn of the cards
Example Sentences
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Perhaps there are reasons why the roll of the dice and turn of the cards sometimes appear to obey the bettor's will.
From Time Magazine Archive
Accompanied by Mr. Litsinger's nephew Fred, a timid youth of 27, she met the gamblers, who inveigled the young man into staking the money on a turn of the cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rimrock made a gesture of absent-minded impatience and watched the slow turn of the cards.
From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane
The answer to the riddle is that they liked the life and had always the gambling spirit which hopes for a lucky turn of the cards.
From The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
So when I saw this weak one staking his money against them, Betting upon the turn of the cards, I knew what was coming: They never left their pigeons a single feather to fly with.
From Poems by Howells, William Dean
