turn to advantage
Example Sentences
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He rarely missed a point he could turn to advantage.
From A Pirate of Parts by Neville, Richard
If she did so, she could not always be on her guard, and something, I thought, might drop from her which I could turn to advantage.
From Redgauntlet by Scott, Walter, Sir
Might he not yet turn to advantage this hesitancy of Crispin's to strike the final blow?
From The Tavern Knight by Sabatini, Rafael
There's something in that which may turn to advantage.
From The Beaux-Stratagem by Farquhar, George
He seemed to talk confidently, as if he reckoned that all this would turn to advantage.
From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan
