fortune's wheel
Example Sentences
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This is the play's hub, and fortune's wheel is about to spin until Michael finds himself underneath it.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2012
The sudden turn of fortune's wheel came when a confident Marcos, who had never lost a vote in his life, called a snap election.
From Time Magazine Archive
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With such inducement, more & more famous names have been grabbing an armful of records and sponsors, and going to work at fortune's wheel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Who can put a spoke in fortune's wheel? nobody here, I am sure.
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
To say that the children were delighted at this new turn of fortune's wheel is a very poor way of expressing their rapture.
From A Terrible Tomboy by Brazil, Angela