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

It said more than 4,500 households availed of emergency temporary accommodation over the weekend.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Already on many evenings when it was open he had not availed himself of it, but, without the family noticing, was stretched out in the darkest corner of his room.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka