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Example sentences for: parlaying

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A piece denounces Alexander Haig for parlaying his brief stint as Ronald Reagan's secretary of state into a career as an international influence peddler.
But once Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr released his oversexed report and Republicans in Congress began parlaying it into impeachment proceedings, the question changed to "Should he be impeached?"