turn to account
Example Sentences
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But they inspired nothing that I could turn to account in my lady's album; nothing that could serve to introduce the compliment always expected in the last stanza.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
His restless mind, ever on the alert for intelligence that he might turn to account, was gathering information concerning the city.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
It was a fortunate incident for the Frenchmen, who knew they could turn to account the competition which must result from the arrival of two ships.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.
In every farming community there will be one or two ingenious or ambitious women who do something which is not general, and which they would gladly turn to account.
From How to make rugs by Wheeler, Candace
Suddenly his eye, looking across the square, caught sight of a book shop, and it occurred to him that he might turn to account the books which his father and the parson had given him.
From Orientations by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
