turn to account
Example Sentences
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They always seem to be able to go on being excited, and everything that happens to them they seem able to turn to account.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
Miss Greta might quite innocently have remembered and retailed enough to Mr. Ernst for him to turn to account.
From The Messenger by Robins, Elizabeth
But he never struck the ceiling, a fact which Casanova resolved to turn to account at the first opportunity.
From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew
Another influence which Germany strives to turn to account is the recent movement represented by the Uni�n Ibero-Americana, which seeks to draw together Spain and the Spanish-American republics.
From South America and the War by Kirkpatrick, F. A. (Frederick Alexander)
My Brother, thinking it might turn to account encourag'd me, and put me on composing two occasional Ballads.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
