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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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Daniel, a troubled American teen, turned to an AI chatbot to vent his political frustration.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
In today’s case, by claiming that the Iranian regime was posing an imminent threat to the United States, the president can more easily circumvent congressional approval for military action and then turn to Congress after the fact if further action is needed.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
College student Tori Andres turned to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights after several Lyft drivers refused to let her service dog, Alfred, ride along with her.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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