resort to
phrasal verb
resorted to; resorting to; resorts to
: to do or use (something) especially because no other choices are possible
He had to resort to asking his parents for money.
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Some seniors resort to desperate means, such as stealing food, to survive.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of offering a comment, Brigitte is resorting to trying to bully a reporter into submission.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The addition of Epic Universe brought the total number of parks at the Florida resort to four, including Universal Studios.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Drone Strikes Disrupt Russian Businesses Ukrainian long-range drones rely on Russian LTE networks for navigation and reconnaissance, which is why the Kremlin has resorted to mass mobile data shutdowns across dozens of regions.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of offering a comment, Brigitte is resorting to trying to bully a reporter into submission.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The addition of Epic Universe brought the total number of parks at the Florida resort to four, including Universal Studios.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Drone Strikes Disrupt Russian Businesses Ukrainian long-range drones rely on Russian LTE networks for navigation and reconnaissance, which is why the Kremlin has resorted to mass mobile data shutdowns across dozens of regions.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resort to
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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