How to Use take advantage of in a Sentence

take advantage of

idiomatic phrase
  • The Rebels took advantage of starting at the 50 late in the half.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The Sabres, though, took advantage of some Sharks miscues to even the score and later take the lead for good.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • During your stay, be sure to take advantage of the Nuxe spa.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
  • To that end, here are five ideas to take advantage of a partial eclipse.
    Daniel Johnson, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Look for ways to take advantage of every nook in a kid’s room.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The group has been able to take advantage of the conflict's chaos to establish bases in the south of the country.
    Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy, ajc, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Four of those scores came on short fields as the Raiders took advantage of five Chargers turnovers.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Things get worse when Olfa falls for a new lover—one who soon takes advantage of the girls, too.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Try to take advantage of this by putting yourself out there.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The creators take advantage of more than 25 years of lore and the beautifully odd tone of the video games.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Boys take advantage of the relative calm to cool off in the Kharkiv River.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 20 June 2024
  • The Wolverines took advantage of that dry spell by scoring 11 of the final 13 points in the quarter.
    Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And we hunters often travel to new locals to take advantage of the hottest action of the year.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Are there apps that take advantage of that extra space though?
    David Nield, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2023
  • But don’t sleep on this holiday deal, since there’s less than a week to take advantage of it.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The national chain took advantage of the moment and scored a '10 out of 10' on the internet.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Companies need to be able to take advantage of that growth.
    Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 25 July 2024
  • But businesses didn’t need to do much to take advantage of them.
    Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • This older guy here was taking advantage of the 16-year-old.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 12 July 2023
  • Even without Ripp, the Monarchs took advantage of the increased spacing on the floor.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Beauty Investors should take advantage of the sell-off for e.l.f.
    Alex Harring,fred Imbert, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The idea was to get familiar with such a huge canvas and try to take advantage of it and figure out what would be the best tool for that.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Head to Sur La Table now to take advantage of its discounts and scroll down to check out more of our favorite picks.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • That part of the law is already in effect and Encinitas took advantage of it Wednesday night.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Guests should definitely take advantage of free preview hours to get a head start and lay of the 121-acre land.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • The loft-like main living and entertaining space is on the upper floor to take advantage of light, air, and views.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
  • To take advantage of the savings, sign for a free 30-day Prime membership and start shopping before the deal is gone.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • Their technique takes advantage of the bonds that form between atoms in a nanoscale channel of the new transistor.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Among them: That without guardrails, there are people who will take advantage of San Francisco’s generous spirit and behave in ways that drag the city down.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This is something the filmmakers said has to happen by taking advantage of the ubiquity of internet content platforms.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024

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