taken advantage of

Example Sentences

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Instead, companies have taken advantage of the industry’s high churn, cutting head count by not replacing workers who quit or were fired, career-services professionals say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

As far as loyalty programs are concerned, Nguyen has studied instances of rewards members being taken advantage of through use of their data.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

“I feel taken advantage of by the ad and information that was not there,” Puterbaugh said in his testimony.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The selloff eased off early this week, and some analysts think investors have taken advantage of cheap entry points after an overreaction to Mythos.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

It was possible that Rachel had taken advantage of the post in order to hurt me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows