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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Instead, Posey and the front office have resorted to business as usual.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
By the time he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, Van Der Beek even resorted to selling some of his Dawson’s Creek memorabilia to help fund his cancer treatments.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
In recent years, parents have increasingly resorted to filing complaints with the state, alleging that their school districts violated federal disability law.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Torture hasn’t been reported from Guantánamo’s immigration operation, but ICE shift reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the government watchdog group American Oversight note concerns about detainees resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm.
—Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
By the time he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, Van Der Beek even resorted to selling some of his Dawson’s Creek memorabilia to help fund his cancer treatments.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Feb. 2026
In recent years, parents have increasingly resorted to filing complaints with the state, alleging that their school districts violated federal disability law.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Torture hasn’t been reported from Guantánamo’s immigration operation, but ICE shift reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the government watchdog group American Oversight note concerns about detainees resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm.
—Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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