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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She was laid off in early June and had to turn to food stamps.
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His past catches up to him when an old nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces, and his daughter disappears, prompting him to turn to old friends (Benicio del Toro and Regina Hall) for help.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
She was laid off in early June and had to turn to food stamps.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
As part of her glam process, Biles turned to makeup artist Deja Blackwell, who used Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks products for the venerated gymnast’s makeup look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
His past catches up to him when an old nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces, and his daughter disappears, prompting him to turn to old friends (Benicio del Toro and Regina Hall) for help.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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