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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Every April, Tylor Megill is lights-out through the month of April, but once the calendar turns to May, the right-hander turns into a different pitcher.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Without a regional contact to turn to, providers instead reached out to H.H.S., which replied that the DOGE e-mail was indeed a phishing scam and warned not to click on the link enclosed in it.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
To prevent China from acquiring a range of strategic energy assets in the Gulf, Washington has turned to another crucial nearby energy-hungry nation: India.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
Fixing the seniority problem won’t be easy Content creator Deja Foxx is among the growing number of Gen-Z candidates who are not waiting for their turn to run, instead jumping right into the fray and seeking congressional office.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025
Without a regional contact to turn to, providers instead reached out to H.H.S., which replied that the DOGE e-mail was indeed a phishing scam and warned not to click on the link enclosed in it.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
To prevent China from acquiring a range of strategic energy assets in the Gulf, Washington has turned to another crucial nearby energy-hungry nation: India.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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