soldier of fortune
Example Sentences
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In 2003, a soldier of fortune pursues enigmatic gambler Stanley Glass through ersatz Venetian canals of Las Vegas, only to stumble upon a curious book titled “The Mirror Thief.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
But unlike McGee, an Army veteran, Stroby’s hard-bitten hero was once a soldier of fortune with a more flexible code of ethics.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2018
Also, seeking the Republican Senate nomination were self-described soldier of fortune Thomas Bleming of Lusk, oil company worker Arthur Bruce Clifton of Cheyenne and James Gregory of Jackson.
From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2014
Instead, we are left only with this representative Englishman who’s a boastful and obnoxious soldier of fortune.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2012
The Irish soldier of fortune had now quarrelled with Rupert, and thrown in his lot with that of the Secretary.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva
