Thesaurus / avail oneself of
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
But such refuge, he knew, could avail him nothing if the bear should scent him out and search for him.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE
You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
But Lessard's a overbearin' son-of-a-gun all round, and he's always breakin' out in a new place.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
The Spanish men-of-war, which were always painted white, had their colour changed to dark grey like the American ships.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
The habit of refreshing oneself with a pipe on some elevated spot which commands a fine view, is common to both sexes.
Later on the commander of a German man-of-war and his staff were received and fêted by the Captain-General.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
It must have been the window-panes, for he was anxious to get the most beautiful mother-of-pearl he could find.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADE
To suddenly discover oneself proficient where failure had been feared increases self esteem and adds to the sum of happiness.
I would gladly avail myself of your offer, but the Residency will be invested in less than an hour.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY
WORDS RELATED TO AVAIL ONESELF OF
- accept
- adopt
- apply
- avail oneself of
- bestow
- bring into play
- bring to bear
- capitalize
- control
- do with
- draw on
- employ
- exercise
- exert
- exhaust
- expend
- exploit
- find a use
- govern
- handle
- make do with
- make the most of
- make use
- manage
- manipulate
- operate
- play on
- ply
- practice
- press into service
- put forth
- put into action
- put to use
- put to work
- regulate
- relate
- run
- run through
- set in motion
- spend
- take advantage of
- turn to account
- utilize
- waste
- wield
- work
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