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.
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Several teams this season are getting elite quarterback play without having to pay elite money or resort to the draft.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Alma, on the other hand, intentionally attempts to fail Armacham’s tests before resorting to using her abilities to try to frighten the researchers studying her.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The situation is so bleak that one SNAP-reliant tribal reservation in Montana has resorted to culling its buffalo herd for food.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Alma, on the other hand, intentionally attempts to fail Armacham’s tests before resorting to using her abilities to try to frighten the researchers studying her.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
The situation is so bleak that one SNAP-reliant tribal reservation in Montana has resorted to culling its buffalo herd for food.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
As various ancient sources recount, after Achilles is killed by Paris, the Greeks resort to deception.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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 6 Nov. 2025.
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