He became convinced that his gift for rap could be parlayed into a career.

Willard parlayed his boxing fame into an acting career of a sort.

Ms. Freeman, meanwhile, parlayed her love of interior design into a career.

I parlayed my big mouth into a career.

He had parlayed 21 years of work for the Port Authority police into a second career in corporate security.

Phillips parlayed his celebrity into a brief career as an anti-nuclear activist.

Which goes to show that you can still parlay a bit part into a career.

Mrs. Tino, who is 49, hopes to parlay her 15 seconds of fame into a career.

Dawson said he would love to meet Marinaro, who parlayed his football success into an acting career.

Jones was able to parlay this into a hostess job at the main Miss America contest, and a successful career.