Out upon the plain the horsemen rode, and at a safe distance behind them crept the ape-man, taking advantage of such cover as the ground afforded.
The Boers had, by taking advantage of every bit of cover, crept up close to them, and a murderous fire was poured in.
Taking advantage of every shelter, the troops moved steadily forward, maintaining a heavy fire whenever they did so, and winning their way steadily.
Godfrey, taking advantage of this favourable change, began to regale him with prospects of future success.
The brothers, taking advantage of the brief periods when the stallion was going toward August, changed their tired mustangs for fresh ones.
Jack chose the lowest edge of the plateau rim where the cedars were thickest for his detour to get behind the wild band; he ran from tree to tree, avoiding the open places, taking advantage of the thickets, keeping away from the ridge.
Taking advantage of this rift in the clouds, the chief officer took the orb's altitude.
Taking advantage of the low tide, some of them had moved forward over the heads of coral to within two cable lengths of the Nautilus.
Taking advantage of this situation, my two companions and I found seats on the ever-deserted platform.
Taking advantage of the rising spirit of unfriendliness between the Teuton and the Latin countries, he posed as a patriot burning with love for Germany and the Germans, and despising the French, the Italians, and in particular the Pope.
General Butler, taking advantage of this, at once moved a force on the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond.
I was with the right wing, and led my company through the thicket wherever a penetrable place could be found, taking advantage of any clear spot that would carry me towards the enemy.
Taking advantage of this knowledge he sent his pickets, with their arms, creeping through to ours as if to desert.
Albumins are generally detected by taking advantage of this property, or of certain colour changes.
Taking advantage of this move, Vivian rushed to the door.
Taking advantage of the confusion created by this unexpected salute of his artillery, von Sohnspeer, who commands the Cavalry, gives the word to "Charge!
Do not believe that I am taking advantage of an agitating moment to extract from you a confidence which you may repent.
Taking advantage of this circumstance the First Consul created a corps of volunteers destined for the army of reserve, which was to remain at Dijon.
Taking advantage of the Emperor's good humour I ventured to tell him what happiness it would give me if it were possible that I could share with him the revival of all recollections which were mutually dear to us.
The soldiers of Pompeius routed and defeated the enemy, but the dæmon of Cæsar prevented the completion of the victory by taking advantage of the caution of Pompeius and his want of confidence in his success.
He had accepted the task eagerly in the hope of succeeding the second time better than the first, but Commius, taking advantage of the rash ardor with which his enemy had rushed upon him, had wounded him seriously and escaped.
In the mean time the Britons, taking advantage of his absence, resolved, by a general insurrection, to free themselves from that state of abject servitude to which they were reduced by the Romans.
The Britons made one expiring effort to recover their liberty in the time of Nero, taking advantage of the absence of Paulinus, the Roman general, who was employed in subduing the isle of Anglesey.
Taking advantage of the superior sailing of his vessel the Pinta, he made all sail during the next day, and when night came on of the 22d, he was entirely out of sight.
Taking advantage of a calm that the sea might not beat upon the month of the river, we went out with three of the ships, the boats towing a-head.
No time was lost in taking advantage of this important alliance, and we immediately proceeded to lay the foundations of a colony in a plain about half a league from Chiahuitztla, where we now were.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "taking advantage" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
