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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In times of rupture — war, reform, famine — India turned to clarity.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
More and more collectors are turning to the secondary market as record gold prices and the strong Swiss franc drive up the production cost and retail price of new timepieces.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump is not the first politician to turn to forced hospitalization as a means of reducing the homeless population.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
One college turns to donors While many schools are warning of cuts or sitting in limbo, one college in a small Massachusetts town has found a way to get ahead of the funding volatility.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
More and more collectors are turning to the secondary market as record gold prices and the strong Swiss franc drive up the production cost and retail price of new timepieces.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump is not the first politician to turn to forced hospitalization as a means of reducing the homeless population.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
One college turns to donors While many schools are warning of cuts or sitting in limbo, one college in a small Massachusetts town has found a way to get ahead of the funding volatility.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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