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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Yet their workers frequently turn to Medicaid or the Essential Plan, both funded partly by taxes paid by employers who do provide robust coverage.
—Stuart Appelbaum, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Leanne, a single mother, turns to her amateur heists to avoid losing her family flat, Mattie to get some money to his daughter as child maintenance, despite his chronic gambling.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
When Claude encountered problems or required additional information, the hacker turned to OpenAI’s ChatGPT to provide additional insights.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Why these two groups of people turn to their phones varies greatly.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
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Stuart Appelbaum, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Leanne, a single mother, turns to her amateur heists to avoid losing her family flat, Mattie to get some money to his daughter as child maintenance, despite his chronic gambling.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
When Claude encountered problems or required additional information, the hacker turned to OpenAI’s ChatGPT to provide additional insights.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Why these two groups of people turn to their phones varies greatly.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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