avail oneself of
Idioms-
Take advantage of, benefit by. For example, To get a better mortgage, he availed himself of the employee credit union . [Late 1500s]
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Use, employ, as in I'll avail myself of the first cab to come along . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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But, Daisy, that is a civil form of expression which it is usual to avail oneself of upon such occasions.
From Melbourne House by Warner, Susan
To travel from Brownsville north along the international line one must, for several hundred miles, avail oneself of horses, mules, or motor-cars, since rail transportation is almost lacking.
From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
At the same dinner you may meet so many people, each having their peculiar gift, that one cannot avail oneself of the opportunity of extracting from each what is precious.
From Letters from England by Bancroft, Elizabeth Davis
The responsibility to avail oneself of this spiritual resource is inseparable from the gift of faith itself.
From One Common Faith by Baha'i International Community
Latin sometimes has a number of words for an idea or an entity, and the English has not, but when English has the richer vocabulary, why not avail oneself of the variety possible?
From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.
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