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
We must stake all on one turn of the cards.
From Kid Wolf of Texas by Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)
I had given up my winning seat, and was losing at every turn of the cards.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James
It was with mingled emotions that I set sail next day for the foreign land to which I had been exiled by a turn of the cards.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
