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
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To carry on the tradition, Tedla turns to her mom’s recipe each holiday season and serves it at her restaurant, Enat.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
But when the Washington Capitals’ all-time scoring defenseman was stunned by his trade to the Anaheim Ducks deep into the night before the trade deadline, Carlson immediately turned to doing his homework on the team he was set to join.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The film, though, does stand as an interesting experiment — a movie that began its life as a motion-capture project, and ended up turning to animation.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The fledgling New Republic works to protect what the Rebellion fought for and turns to the legendary bounty hunter and his young apprentice for help.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 May 2026
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
But when the Washington Capitals’ all-time scoring defenseman was stunned by his trade to the Anaheim Ducks deep into the night before the trade deadline, Carlson immediately turned to doing his homework on the team he was set to join.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The film, though, does stand as an interesting experiment — a movie that began its life as a motion-capture project, and ended up turning to animation.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The fledgling New Republic works to protect what the Rebellion fought for and turns to the legendary bounty hunter and his young apprentice for help.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 May 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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