turn to account
Example Sentences
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Publishers were free to turn to account any means of conveyance that happened to be available, for the distribution of their newspapers.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
The Parisian scholars were now stimulated to turn to account the treasure which had remained so long neglected on their shelves.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
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
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.
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.
