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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Either way, there is a better way to sip a creamy alcoholic drink that actually tastes like something without having to resort to saccharine premade nog. —

Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024 If your dishwasher has this feature, lowering the top rack can make more room for wine glasses without having to resort to the use of the bottom rack. —

Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024 In one breath, people acknowledged the social faux pas of the slap while simultaneously defending why resorting to violence in this case was understandable. —

Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Hollywood is dark and full of enough monsters without our having to resort to exaggeration. —

Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resort to