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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Beijing is well known for turning to a playbook of economic countermeasures to exert pressure.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
When Simon Porte Jacquemus teased the announcement of his first-ever brand ambassador, attention turned to the obvious candidates from his A-list inner circle, like Dua Lipa or Blackpink’s Jennie.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
With Baker-Mazara out with injury and Ausar and Cofie fouling out, Musselman was forced to turn to role players who had played minimal or no time earlier in the game to close out, including Marsh and Ryan Cornish.
—Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Both state actors and individual investors have turned to digital currencies, for different purposes.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
When Simon Porte Jacquemus teased the announcement of his first-ever brand ambassador, attention turned to the obvious candidates from his A-list inner circle, like Dua Lipa or Blackpink’s Jennie.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
With Baker-Mazara out with injury and Ausar and Cofie fouling out, Musselman was forced to turn to role players who had played minimal or no time earlier in the game to close out, including Marsh and Ryan Cornish.
—Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Both state actors and individual investors have turned to digital currencies, for different purposes.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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