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
For though you give a Richardson or Hayward, Dame Fortune still will be a trifle wayward; Though one was sorely missed, and surely no man Can tell where they'd have been if they'd had Lohmann.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893 by Various
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
"The little professor won eight hundred dollars from the proud Castilian last night—I hope Dame Fortune was as kind to you!"
From Wings of the Wind by Harris, Credo Fitch
