seize the occasion
Example Sentences
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His team had to seize the occasion but it was West Ham who flew out of the blocks.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2016
Even if the protests subside, some China analysts said there was a good chance the demonstrators would seize the occasion of the summit meeting in Beijing to re-emerge with their grievances.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2014
But activist groups advocating a broad spectrum of issues - from human rights to religion - have also sought to seize the occasion to draw attention to their campaigns.
From Reuters • May 17, 2012
Almost all the statesmen will seize the occasion to do some bilateral negotiating.
From Time Magazine Archive
All that Lincoln did, all that Trumbull did, all that Congress did, was to seize the occasion to give direction to certain irresistible forces then called into existence for blessing or cursing mankind.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace
