Dame Fortune

Example Sentences

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“What happened? Dame Fortune frowned. Intel must be well-positioned and ready when Dame Fortune smiles again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

"Let Dame Fortune only deal me trumps," said I, "and I'll promise never 'to look into my neighbor's hand.'"

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

Many stories are related to explain this discovery, but as they are all more pleasing than convincing, it seems best to credit Dame Fortune with this valuable assistant to the glazier.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock

But such was the malice wherewith Dame Fortune pursued him, and such the shame and loss she set upon him, that he had nothing left to give to others, or to keep for himself.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

"I thank Dame Fortune that you have come now," said he.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur