Example Sentences

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This, to my way of thinking at the time, made soliciting help feel almost like a cheat, as if I was availing myself of a concession on the part of the developers.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

He was availing himself of his prerogatives as a publisher, but he was not present on any journalistic mission.

From Time Magazine Archive

While he was availing himself of the rigors of the law to oust tenants in arrears, he was constantly violating the law in evading assessments.

From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers

The plague-spot disappears from this time, and the purification of the household was availing.

From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous

"See the poor young Duchess!" cried a woman, who was availing herself of her peculiar rotundity as a battering-ram to force her way through the crowd.

From Edmond Dantès by Flagg, Edmund