Sentence examples for he failed to capitalize from inspiring English sources
He failed to capitalize on a chance to franchise his operation or take it public.
Worse, he failed to capitalize on an astonishing stroke of luck: the capture of Lee's orders, discovered on the ground wrapped around three cigars.
Vargas scored effectively only when the action was inside, but he lost his one chance to seize control in the fourth round, when he failed to capitalize after knocking down Trinidad early.
McKay, who has been without a goal in the Devils' 19 playoff games this year, had a couple of good chances late in the second and early in the third but he failed to capitalize.
Mr. Locke said in the statement that Roger Clinton said he failed to "capitalize" on opportunities that came his way during the first four years of the Clinton presidency.
After prying lose a few critical rebounds from the Knicks -- who were outrebounded for the game, 48-37, but had a 6-4 edge in the fourth quarter -- he failed to capitalize when fouled.
Most importantly, she failed to capitalize when she held a 6-2 leandand four match points in the second-set tiebreaker.
His talent is so rare, so overwhelming, that it frustrates N.B.A. devotees when he fails to capitalize on it in every way possible, or to summon Jordan's competitive instinct to accompany it.
Yet he has failed to capitalize on this popularity, in part because he has failed to use it.
Usama Young is probably the better athlete of the two, but he has failed to capitalize on countless starting opportunities over his five-year career.
