Parlayed in a sentence

A University of Texas alumnus and a passionate Longhorns football fan, Mr. McCombs parlayed his love of sports into ownership of a minor-league baseball team in Corpus Christi in the 1950s.

DeSantis has defended Florida’s new history standards and told reporters last Friday he with the concept that slaves “eventually parlayed” skills they learned into careers later in life.

In his 20s, Sweeney parlayed his early success into a full-blown gaming business.

Known for his energetic on-stage persona and ribald observational humour, Cook has filled stadiums with his past performances — not to mention parlayed his popularity into acting roles in movies and television.

The Lancers hung around, but an ace and kill by Taylor Harning on back-to-back points helped the Barons take an 11-8 edge they parlayed into the lopsided opening-set win.

The Washington Mystics parlayed their lottery pick into an intriguing package for the future and didn’t select their own pick until the 20th pick.

Comedian Richard Lewis, who parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality and self-deprecating humour into a 50-year career as a stand-up and actor, died last Wednesday aged 76.

Instead, his attempt at writing dramas has been parlayed into a career that utilizes something Jones has more familiarity with: self-deprecating humor.

Both pass-rushers then parlayed new homes into new long-term contracts.

Cosentino’s childlike songwriting developed (though they parlayed her naive style into a children’s album, the Amazon exclusive Best Kids) and the pair hardened the murk that used to mask their sound into an uncompromising rock aesthetic.

Davis parlayed a middling career as a promotions man into a successful one writing songs for the stars and scoring hits of his own.

Instead, he parlayed it into another divisive meet-and-greet that played up the racial divisions between his supporters and the rest of the country.

Kelly, 30, is looking to follow the path of pitchers Merrill Kelly and Josh Lindblom, who both parlayed successful KBO stints into lucrative major league deals.

Not much has been written or discussed about how this fact can be parlayed into a viable détente for the peninsula.

She parlayed her media appearances into hosting her own fantasy sports radio show on Sirius XM.

She parlayed the brand-name Canadian family she married into and her sense of style into a boutique career as an influencer, stylist, and wedding planner.

A former geologist-turned-Denver brewpub founder, the Democrat parlayed his experience helping to revitalize Denver’s LoDo district into a successful mayoral run.

After Franklin left for Penn State, Vandy parlayed their new image as an up-and-comer into landing Stanford defensive coordinator Derek Mason, who arrived with a sterling reputation.

Although both men parlayed their inheritances into global power, they have stubbornly viewed themselves as outsiders at odds with the establishment.

Before this year, Konta had never won a main-draw match at Roland Garros in four appearances, but has parlayed her strong clay-court season into a deep run in Paris.