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 city has been turning to hybrid public library-affordable housing redevelopments to address the shortage, given the opportunity to build on land that’s already publicly owned.
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Photograph by Dana Scruggs for TIME Talk turns to Lyles’ competitors, including Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, who won a silver in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 27 June 2024
When the poisoning failed, Green turned to his friend to plot the death of his girlfriend and child, police said.
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JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
The city has been turning to hybrid public library-affordable housing redevelopments to address the shortage, given the opportunity to build on land that’s already publicly owned.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Photograph by Dana Scruggs for TIME Talk turns to Lyles’ competitors, including Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, who won a silver in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 27 June 2024
When the poisoning failed, Green turned to his friend to plot the death of his girlfriend and child, police said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 June 2024
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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