evil fortune
Example Sentences
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But evil fortune fell on him; he was forced to place his ward in the Brandenburg Dime Museum in Philadelphia, where she was first exhibited.
From Time Magazine Archive
His evil fortune stayed skulking behind the great curtains of the woods until after Gentleman Johnny had forced the Rebel army to evacuate Fort Ticonderoga.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first-foot stamps the "luck" of the house—the good fortune or the evil fortune of its inmates throughout the year!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
But the evil fortune that seemed to run like a fatal thread through Lessing's life whenever he found himself near the fulfilment of an ardent desire again asserted itself.
From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Doyle and Field bent to their work, adding, comparing, calculating; Gordon stood silently watching the bulletins, each bearing its message of good or evil fortune.
From Loaded Dice by Ellery H. Clark
