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
Fixed capital consists of buildings, machines, tools, &c.—Hold lands in capite, to hold them directly from the sovereign.—Make capital out of, to turn to advantage.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Even this circumstance the Huguenots knew how to turn to advantage.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
This discovery, that has so changed the aspect of everything in Australia, was the result of a mere accident that a thinking mind knew how to turn to advantage.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 by Various
All his ideas merged into a single one: how to turn to advantage the secret paid for so dearly.
From The Queen Of Spades by Twitchell, H.
