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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Here, animals serve as vessels for our worst impulses, suffering at the point where curiosity turns to sadism, domination to cruelty, and self-interest to neglect.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
The exhibition seemed to convey that art belongs to the living, and that the living turn to art to contemplate existence itself.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
The anti-Trump cries soon turned to bellowing cheers when those same cameras quickly cut to Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson courtside.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Others who are either unwilling or unable to go fully electric have turned to hybrids, which pair an electric motor with a gas-burning engine.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
The exhibition seemed to convey that art belongs to the living, and that the living turn to art to contemplate existence itself.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
The anti-Trump cries soon turned to bellowing cheers when those same cameras quickly cut to Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson courtside.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Others who are either unwilling or unable to go fully electric have turned to hybrids, which pair an electric motor with a gas-burning engine.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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