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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Other Tesla owners have resorted to bumper stickers to distance themselves from Musk.
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April Rubin, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to Hook, Nivola and Schwarzenegger as the Ratliff siblings, Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey star as their parents, Timothy and Victoria, who travel to the resort to make a vacation out of their daughter’s decision to write her college thesis on the region’s religion.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Good question:People spend $20,000 at this resort to uncover secrets about their health.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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April Rubin, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
In addition to Hook, Nivola and Schwarzenegger as the Ratliff siblings, Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey star as their parents, Timothy and Victoria, who travel to the resort to make a vacation out of their daughter’s decision to write her college thesis on the region’s religion.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The questions were as straightforward as the technicalities were complicated: how should Gaza be governed and reconstructed after the Israel-Hamas war is over, without having to resort to ethnic cleansing?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Good question:People spend $20,000 at this resort to uncover secrets about their health.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 2025.
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