resort to

phrasal verb

resorted to; resorting to; resorts to
: to do or use (something) especially because no other choices are possible
He had to resort to asking his parents for money.

Examples of resort to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web America should do so sparingly and constitutionally, in order to preserve the credibility of our word and encourage resort to international dispute resolution. Tom Campbell, Orange County Register, 26 Oct. 2024 Putin didn't deny that North Korea was sending soldiers to Russia, initially resorting to sarcasm when NBC News asked about it. Keir Simmons, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, nearly 3 in 10 Republicans believe that true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country, compared with 16% of independents and 8% of Democrats. Russell Contreras, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 Retail To improve customer relations and increase the effectiveness of procedures, retailers have resorted to IoT as well. Ashok Manoharan, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resort to 

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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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