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Example sentences for "avail himself"

  • Vane wanted neither courage nor capacity to avail himself of this advantage.

  • A] The king of France knew how to avail himself of all the advantages which these distractions afforded him.

  • The sovereign who now filled the throne was well adapted, by his personal character, both to increase and to avail himself of these advantages.

  • The prince of Orange knew how to avail himself of all these advantages.

  • But in his impatience to reach his destination he was not sorry to avail himself of the railway to the Profile House.

  • Liverpool, where he was compelled to pass most of his time, had few attractions for him, and his low spirits did not permit him to avail himself of such social advantages as were offered.

  • Bagration was embarrassed, not wishing to avail himself of their courtesy, and this caused some delay at the doors, but after all he did at last enter first.

  • Having married meanwhile, he was desirous to avail himself of an opportunity to obtain a higher salary; and the druggist very willingly testified that his conduct had been entirely satisfactory during the time he had been with him.

  • Seeing the landlady stare at these proceedings, he explained to her that he thought it wrong to avail himself of unpaid labor.

  • There was a Quaker fund for the gratuitous education of children; but when he was urged to avail himself of it, he declined, because he thought such funds ought to be reserved for those whose necessities were greater than his own.

  • The Sirdar determined to avail himself of both.

  • Baker Pasha is anxious to avail himself of Zubehr Pasha's services.

  • Of this powerful element of disturbance Mohammed Ahmed resolved to avail himself.

  • How long before he loses this right by a non-user, or neglect to avail himself of it, is, I presume, a question to be settled by local authority.

  • Or if he have a friend at hand, who will be likely to make a judicious selection, with a proper reference to his actual progress and wants, he would do wrong not to avail himself of that friend's opinion.

  • To avail himself of these keys to mathematical knowledge, he must pursue a course not unlike that which I have recommended in relation to geography and history.

  • I hope no young person who reads these pages, will neglect to avail himself of the advantages which a good lyceum affords; or if there are none of that character within his reach, let him make unremitting efforts till one exists.

  • Nevertheless, the minister was conscious of one advantage over the self-centred monarch of which he resolved to avail himself in order to fix the wavering fidelity of the page.

  • Vautier was, as we have stated, not only the physician but also the confidential friend of Marie de Medicis; and the King consequently resolved to avail himself of his influence.

  • Then Sir Launcelot told him how the queen had been carried off, and how, in hastening to her rescue, his horse had been disabled and he had been compelled to avail himself of the cart rather than give up his enterprise.

  • Ogier more than once had the Emperor in his power, but declined to avail himself of his advantage, and released him without conditions.

  • But Rinaldo, unwilling to avail himself of his advantage, galloped back to the hill, and having secured Bayard among the baggage, returned to finish the combat on foot.

  • And though it may be further said that the peace is broken by such an act, yet the breach ought to be taken in favour of the innocent party, if he thinks proper to avail himself of it.

  • The authority of Polybius may be added to those already named; for he thinks, that it shews greater talent in a general to avail himself of some favourable opportunity to employ a stratagem, than to gain an open battle.

  • Provided all injury and injustice are avoided, it is reckoned a lawful stratagem, for any one to avail himself of a parley in order to draw off the enemy's attention from his military projects, and to promote his own.


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