Below you will find example sentences with "took advantage". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Took Advantage in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: advantage
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.9 words

Words in this phrase

took advantage

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • took can mean: simple past of take Common word
  • advantage can mean: Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

2nd xi took advantage of the 1× a paedophile took advantage of a 1× alejado took advantage of his 1× aliso niguel took advantage of four 1× and allegedly took advantage of his 1× and bc took advantage of their 1× and centennial took advantage with an 1× at least took advantage of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a paedophile took 1× a second wave 1× after snell was 1× alejado took advantage 1× aliso niguel took 1× avoncroft 2nd xi 1×

Common sentence endings:

as many games 1× began to rise 1× better cheaper high 1× by mookie betts 1× five unearned runs 1× halesonians 1st xi 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

lead 3× first 2× power 2× points 2× united 2× divisions 2× speaking 2× field 2× yard 2× touchdown 2× run 2× left 2×

Related phrases

take advantage competitive advantage taking advantage medicare advantage full advantage took aim musk took took off

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around advantage:

take advantage 20× taking advantage 12× medicare advantage 11× full advantage 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

too weak too tired too soon too slow too seriously too pic

Just after it in the phrase index:

took aim took off top five top floor top four top gear

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

took aim took off

Same ending:

take advantage competitive advantage taking advantage medicare advantage full advantage

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "took advantage" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2nd xi took advantage of the, a paedophile took advantage of a, lead, first and power stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with take advantage, competitive advantage, taking advantage, take advantage, taking advantage and medicare advantage, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with took advantage

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

But the Knicks never took advantage. (6 words)

Aliso Niguel took advantage of four San Marcos errors to score five unearned runs. (14 words)

They took a long time to get set up, and BC took advantage of their weakness. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A second wave of drug overdoses took off in the 2000s when heroin flooded the illicit market, as drug dealers took advantage of a new population of opioid users who either lost access to painkillers or simply sought a better, cheaper high. (42 words)

Then with two man advantage chances in the dying minutes, the Hurricanes took advantage as Okuliar netted the first power play marker and defenceman Calen Addison added the other for his second goal in as many games. (37 words)

He took advantage of the divisions in the ranks of his opponents between the Dutch-speaking Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons, using persuasion to take advantage of the divisions and foment the growing discord. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Then with two man advantage chances in the dying minutes, the Hurricanes took advantage as Okuliar netted the first power play marker and defenceman Calen Addison added the other for his second goal in as many games.

While Pep Guardiola's City still hold a double-digit points advantage over United, the Red Devils at least took advantage of the chance to add a little spark into the title race.

He took advantage of the divisions in the ranks of his opponents between the Dutch-speaking Flemish and the French-speaking Walloons, using persuasion to take advantage of the divisions and foment the growing discord.

The Wildcats took advantage of the short field and took a 34-23 lead with a 7-yard touchdown run by Fling with 54 ticks left in the third quarter.

After Snell was pulled, the Dodgers took advantage and took the lead on a Corey Seager hit scored by Mookie Betts.

They took a long time to get set up, and BC took advantage of their weakness.

A second wave of drug overdoses took off in the 2000s when heroin flooded the illicit market, as drug dealers took advantage of a new population of opioid users who either lost access to painkillers or simply sought a better, cheaper high.

In July 1994, when RPF took over power in Rwanda, Ugandans took advantage of the victory and rushed to Kigali for business.

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The Mafia took advantage of Sicily's location along the historic route opium took westward into Europe and the United States.

They took advantage of President Taya's attendance at the funeral of Saudi King Fahd to organize the coup, which took place without loss of life.

According to the report, the nurse went to the hospital for medical treatment when the doctor, who claimed to be having 27 years of experience in the medical field, took advantage of her under sedation.

Alejado took advantage of his defense gifting him another possession as he scrambled to his left and found Lofton on a 9-yard touchdown pass.

Aliso Niguel took advantage of four San Marcos errors to score five unearned runs.

A paedophile took advantage of a five-year-old child he was supposed to be babysitting.

Avoncroft 2nd XI took advantage of the Droitwich result by moving themselves to within seven points in third place after recording a win against Old Halesonians 1st XI.

Bishop Montgomery turned the ball over on its first three possession of the second half, and Centennial took advantage with an 8-0 run to extend the lead to 60-41.

Bone instead continued living in the house with Ma’s decomposing body and allegedly took advantage of his dead roommate’s finances.

But the Knicks never took advantage.

David and Betty loved to travel and took advantage of the winter months to visit exotic locations and photograph flora and fauna, especially unusual and interesting species of butterflies.

Despite his change in fortune, Palpatine eventually took advantage of Jar Jar Binks, and he would soon be cast back into obscurity as the Empire began to rise.

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