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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And how easy fury can turn to gunshots Then give way to torpor.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
And how easy fury can turn to gunshots Then give way to torpor.
—Joy Harjo, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Attention will soon turn to McVay’s replacement for what is undoubtedly one of the biggest jobs in UK production.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2025
With Clay Holmes working on a tight pitch count, the Mets turned to Paul Blackburn out of the bullpen.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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