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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With so many questions about that side of the ball, particularly in the secondary, the Bills may need to resort to being a bit of a shootout team for the here and now. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Marooned in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes, these survivors must resort to drastic means to stay alive and find their way back home. Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 Plants That Repel Squirrels Gardeners often resort to many different squirrel control methods. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025 The flight landed safely, with a source close to the matter telling TIME that pilots resorted to using paper maps. Callum Sutherland, Time, 4 Sep. 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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