taken advantage of
Example Sentences
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Berkshire Hathaway, which owns several homebuilders, appears to have taken advantage of Lennar’s depressed stock price.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Over the past week, the Dodgers have taken advantage of a soft September schedule as they compete for playoff seeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
He alleged his father was being taken advantage of by an executive of his family office and his wife Kelli and that they had threatened to liquidate the assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Weiner, who has managed literary nonprofits in the past, was well aware of how Microsoft’s change-up would affect the 400,000 small orgs that had taken advantage of the program, and tried to raise broader awareness.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Archie had merely taken advantage of a ridiculous situation.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
