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
Recent Examples on the Web
Many top stars, like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, have turned to intense policies of secrecy around their output (Ocean has carried around physical hard drives of his music to prevent leaking), resulting in desperate fans going to extreme lengths to try to obtain new songs.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Gu turned to the Beijing International Film Festival back in 2018 in an effort to get his breakthrough feature, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, made.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Czapek turned to its partner in other enamel masterworks, Donzé Cadrans, to create this stunning grand feu dial that radiates from the sub-seconds, shimmering like ripples on a still body of deep water.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
Despite a strong pitching line and a low pitch count — 81 after six — Melvin turned to his bullpen to finish the final three frames.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
As the Heat begins postseason with a play-in game at Philadelphia on Wednesday (7 p.m., ESPN), the question isn’t whether Jimmy Butler can once again be the best player on the court — more often than not — when the calendar turns to late April and May.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
As the Black woman cashier rang up our purchase, the conversation turned to my plans.
—Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 16 Apr. 2024
Rent the Runway’s value proposition depends on its inventory, ease of use, and curation; customers turn to the service to spice up their day-to-day wardrobes, participate in trends, solve problems like not knowing what to wear to work, and dress themselves for special events and travel.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The company’s priorities have turned to delivering business and consumer broadband services and serving as a gateway to a menu of streaming apps rather than paying increasingly higher fees to Hollywood’s programming giants to maintain channel access.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Apr. 2024
Gu turned to the Beijing International Film Festival back in 2018 in an effort to get his breakthrough feature, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, made.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Czapek turned to its partner in other enamel masterworks, Donzé Cadrans, to create this stunning grand feu dial that radiates from the sub-seconds, shimmering like ripples on a still body of deep water.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
Despite a strong pitching line and a low pitch count — 81 after six — Melvin turned to his bullpen to finish the final three frames.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
As the Heat begins postseason with a play-in game at Philadelphia on Wednesday (7 p.m., ESPN), the question isn’t whether Jimmy Butler can once again be the best player on the court — more often than not — when the calendar turns to late April and May.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
As the Black woman cashier rang up our purchase, the conversation turned to my plans.
—Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 16 Apr. 2024
Rent the Runway’s value proposition depends on its inventory, ease of use, and curation; customers turn to the service to spice up their day-to-day wardrobes, participate in trends, solve problems like not knowing what to wear to work, and dress themselves for special events and travel.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The company’s priorities have turned to delivering business and consumer broadband services and serving as a gateway to a menu of streaming apps rather than paying increasingly higher fees to Hollywood’s programming giants to maintain channel access.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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