availed

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As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

In doing so, Adams also availed himself of millions of dollars in public matching funds.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2025

Yet they hardly availed themselves of the city’s busy night life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki told Parliament’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security that “unless all resources are mobilized and availed, our troops will not leave the country.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

They entered all the contests, availed themselves of all the discounts that were advertised and had, on two occasions, won a T-shirt and a thermos flask that Baby Kochamma kept locked away in her cupboard.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy