fall of the cards
Example Sentences
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They sat down to play bridge in the little drawing-room, and pretended to be interested in the fall of the cards.
From Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir by Macnaughtan, S. (Sarah)
Mechanically, Winnie North complied, and, in a silence broken only by the whispering fall of the cards, he dropped before Willa herself a king full, and at the erstwhile dealer's place, four damning eights.
From The Fifth Ace by Gage, George W.
Yes, yes; I see the fall of the cards.
From The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Remember, that in the final fall of the cards it was necessary that they should be in four packs, headed by the ace of clubs, king of diamonds, queen of spades, and knave of hearts.
From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel
His thoughts, seemingly, were far from being on the fall of the cards.
From Loaded Dice by Clark, Ellery H.
