turn of the cards
Example Sentences
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Perhaps there are reasons why the roll of the dice and turn of the cards sometimes appear to obey the bettor's will.
From Time Magazine Archive
Accompanied by Mr. Litsinger's nephew Fred, a timid youth of 27, she met the gamblers, who inveigled the young man into staking the money on a turn of the cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
A dear friend saw her home, the house over her head, all she possessed, go in a breath on a turn of the cards in that dreadful place.
From Blindfolded by Walcott, Earle Ashley
Rimrock made a gesture of absent-minded impatience and watched the slow turn of the cards.
From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane
Because he was hired to: because his masters, the MacMorroghs, and their master, North, have staked their roll on this last turn of the cards.
From Empire Builders by Hambidge, Jay
