Many were artists who, devastated and enraged, turned their professional skills to protest.
A few, it is assumed, will turn their military skills to unsavory use, taking to lives of crime or terrorism.
Her husband turned his skills as a telecommunications technician into a small business.
But Monday night, he turned his skills to the practice of death.
Of course, the downside was that if she actually knew who he was, she'd turn all her deadly skills on him.
And, turning his subtle skills to the task, Wally had succeeded in finding out who some of them were.
Her crew, unable to fire, immediately turned their skills to rescue and salvage operations.
And where, most horribly, the Bushmen turned their ancient skills upon themselves.
Five years ago, Palast turned his investigative skills to journalism.
Benjamin Disraeli, who turned his skills as a novelist to politics.