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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One man’s modernity is, of course, another’s degradation, and, as dinner was served, the conversation turned to such recent innovations as ghost runners, pitch clocks, and robot umps, none of them to Murray’s liking.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Bickerstaff occasionally turned to Paul Reed for reinforcements, even benching Duren for Reed for the entirety of the fourth quarter and overtime in Game 5.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Consumers increasingly turned to supermarkets, big-box retailers, and eventually e-commerce platforms and digital storefronts, where vast inventories, lower prices, and near-instant delivery became the norm.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In the past, White House officials have turned to Saudi Arabia to keep a lid on gas prices.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Bickerstaff occasionally turned to Paul Reed for reinforcements, even benching Duren for Reed for the entirety of the fourth quarter and overtime in Game 5.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Consumers increasingly turned to supermarkets, big-box retailers, and eventually e-commerce platforms and digital storefronts, where vast inventories, lower prices, and near-instant delivery became the norm.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In the past, White House officials have turned to Saudi Arabia to keep a lid on gas prices.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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