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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The report said witnesses claimed that the airplane lost some altitude before regaining it, then flew at treetop height and turned to the right before disappearing from their view.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Once the opening whistle blew, all the focus turned to the field.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Mamdani, 34, may be approaching the age where players turn to coaching.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Landscape design-build company Ventures turned to an artificial green wall to conceal the AC and pool equipment in one project.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
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Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Once the opening whistle blew, all the focus turned to the field.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Mamdani, 34, may be approaching the age where players turn to coaching.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Landscape design-build company Ventures turned to an artificial green wall to conceal the AC and pool equipment in one project.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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