move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
Examples of move to in a Sentence
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On April 20, their new world tour will start from China and then move to Japan.
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Billboard Italy, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The move to open up the grounds appears to be part of a broader drive by the King to make royal residences more accessible.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Others were bothered their evening programs and Friday Shabbat service would move to a different location.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
But key developments transforming the landscape helped cement the Oakland Athletics’ temporary move to Sutter Health Park — a transformation that could herald economic impacts equivalent to that of a university’s arrival to a city, according to the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
The announcement Thursday follows Kering’s January move to purchase a building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue for $963 million, as luxury retail real estate purchases heat up.
—Angelina Rascouet, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024
As for his future, that isn’t clear though the Athletic report mentions a move to Amazon AMZN +0.9% Prime and Warner Bros.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
One arrived in the form of John Wood, an attorney who left his job as an attorney on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol to move to Missouri and run for Senate.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
Bill Weinstein has sued Verve talent agency stemming from his exit after a little more than a year as chief executive, accusing the firm’s leadership of conspiring to oust him in a move to sell the company without cutting him in on the deal.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
Billboard Italy, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The move to open up the grounds appears to be part of a broader drive by the King to make royal residences more accessible.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Others were bothered their evening programs and Friday Shabbat service would move to a different location.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
But key developments transforming the landscape helped cement the Oakland Athletics’ temporary move to Sutter Health Park — a transformation that could herald economic impacts equivalent to that of a university’s arrival to a city, according to the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
The announcement Thursday follows Kering’s January move to purchase a building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue for $963 million, as luxury retail real estate purchases heat up.
—Angelina Rascouet, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024
As for his future, that isn’t clear though the Athletic report mentions a move to Amazon AMZN +0.9% Prime and Warner Bros.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
One arrived in the form of John Wood, an attorney who left his job as an attorney on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol to move to Missouri and run for Senate.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
Bill Weinstein has sued Verve talent agency stemming from his exit after a little more than a year as chief executive, accusing the firm’s leadership of conspiring to oust him in a move to sell the company without cutting him in on the deal.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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