turn to account
Example Sentences
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It shows an ability to turn to account the forces of Nature and, train them to the service of man, such as has been possessed by the laborers of no other country.
From Inventors by Hubert, Philip Gengembre
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
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
The material thus to turn to account was abundant, and indeed inexhaustible.
From Underground Man by Tarde, Gabriel
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.
