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

There are many resorts to choose from in Baa Atoll, but one of my favorites is Finolhu, which opened in 2016 with 125 villas. —Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025

Evans sold the resort to Charles Alberding in 1952. —Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025

This method gave the group a rough estimate of the entire world population without having to resort to complicated calculation methods such as integrals. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025

There are plenty of reasons to give gifts—from skincare and makeup gift sets that never disappoint to chic little trinkets, luxe hair brushes, and high-tech gadgets, there are more than enough options to keep you from ever resorting to a random gift card again. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for resort to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue