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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Many will turn to online platforms to stream PBS content from neighboring states or national sources.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead, investors have turned to smaller firms such as Biren Technology , MetaX , Moore Threads and Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor , all of which were listed recently.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
As Seattle's Matty Beniers caught up, Hischier turned to to his backhand to shield Beniers and put a shot past Grubauer.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Amanda Perobelli/Reuters, FILE As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that raises real concerns about the potential spread of diseases that affect humans.
—Dr. Crystal Richards, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Instead, investors have turned to smaller firms such as Biren Technology , MetaX , Moore Threads and Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor , all of which were listed recently.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
As Seattle's Matty Beniers caught up, Hischier turned to to his backhand to shield Beniers and put a shot past Grubauer.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Amanda Perobelli/Reuters, FILE As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that raises real concerns about the potential spread of diseases that affect humans.
—Dr. Crystal Richards, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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