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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Starting forward Jeremiah Oden was largely ineffective (zero points), so Dutcher turned to the 6-6 Simmons.
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His father owned a construction firm, while his mother ran an agricultural company before turning to real estate.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Naturally, my friends turn to me for recommendations that don’t require a big spend.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
His father owned a construction firm, while his mother ran an agricultural company before turning to real estate.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Naturally, my friends turn to me for recommendations that don’t require a big spend.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has been forced to turn to a backup aircraft.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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