turn to account
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I now took a strong inclination for poetry, and wrote some little pieces; my brother, supposing it might turn to account, encouraged me, and induced me to compose two occasional ballads.
From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Franklin, Benjamin
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
A less spiritual workman might have allowed the thing to pass, under the idea that it might turn to account and help forward the work.
From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)
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.
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)
