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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Only then would the Israeli military withdraw completely from Gaza, at which point the post-war Gaza plan would turn to economic redevelopment.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Loren got her start in beauty pageants as a young girl before turning to acting in the 1950s.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Finally, Berners-Lee stood, maestro-like, from the keyboard, turning to applaud each quadrant of the roaring crowd.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Ford turned to a pro race driver for its laps.
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Loren got her start in beauty pageants as a young girl before turning to acting in the 1950s.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Finally, Berners-Lee stood, maestro-like, from the keyboard, turning to applaud each quadrant of the roaring crowd.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Ford turned to a pro race driver for its laps.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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