turn to
verb
turned to; turning to; turns to
: to apply oneself to work : act vigorously
all hands turn to and build a church and a jail—
Mark Twain
Mark TwainExamples of turn to in a Sentence
no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully
Recent Examples on the Web
Thousands of years ago, early humans may have turned to turtles, a new discovery reveals.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2024
The big picture Universities across the U.S. are grappling with how to clear out encampments as commencement ceremonies approach, with some continuing negotiations and others turning to force and ultimatums that have resulted in clashes with police.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2024
Shortly into their two-hour drive to a San Diego soccer tournament, 12-year-old Tommy Mark turned to his mom, Nikki, and began peppering her with questions about the meaning of life.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2024
The top priority turned to fixing the kinds of quality gaffes that caused the blowout heard round the world.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
The Chinese government has historically turned to facial recognition technology as a way to exert control, crack down on demonstrations, and surveil citizens, including the country’s repressed Uyghur minority.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
But when September turned to October, the other shoe dropped – in the form of Stormy Daniels.
—Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
Earlier in the year, Weinstein dismissed Brafman and turned to Jose Baez.
—Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Many top stars, like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, have turned to intense policies of secrecy around their output (Ocean has carried around physical hard drives of his music to prevent leaking), resulting in desperate fans going to extreme lengths to try to obtain new songs.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2024
The big picture Universities across the U.S. are grappling with how to clear out encampments as commencement ceremonies approach, with some continuing negotiations and others turning to force and ultimatums that have resulted in clashes with police.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2024
Shortly into their two-hour drive to a San Diego soccer tournament, 12-year-old Tommy Mark turned to his mom, Nikki, and began peppering her with questions about the meaning of life.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2024
The top priority turned to fixing the kinds of quality gaffes that caused the blowout heard round the world.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
The Chinese government has historically turned to facial recognition technology as a way to exert control, crack down on demonstrations, and surveil citizens, including the country’s repressed Uyghur minority.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
But when September turned to October, the other shoe dropped – in the form of Stormy Daniels.
—Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
Earlier in the year, Weinstein dismissed Brafman and turned to Jose Baez.
—Chris Francescani, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Many top stars, like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, have turned to intense policies of secrecy around their output (Ocean has carried around physical hard drives of his music to prevent leaking), resulting in desperate fans going to extreme lengths to try to obtain new songs.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
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