resources


see leave someone to his or her resources.

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How to use resources in a sentence

  • He accordingly betook himself to London, where he had social resources which would, perhaps, make exile endurable.

    Confidence | Henry James
  • If mistakes are made they happen rarely and the resources of the accepting houses are easily able to repair the damage.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
  • And for how many noble and philanthropic objects has he not exerted his artistic resources!

  • The question whether we can long support two fields of operation draining on our resources requires grave consideration.

  • The introduction of the balanced Swell pedal (Walcker, 1863) has greatly increased the tonal resources of the organ.