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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Serena Williams sits back in the driver’s seat of her light blue Lincoln Navigator, as darkness turns to light one recent South Florida morning.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Heather had been working with the Kingpin as his marital therapist and had taken a strong anti-vigilante stance, so her boyfriend's momentary slip was the straw that broke the camel’s back, making her turn to the dark side and team up with the Kingpin.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Netflix is turning to notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West for its next big true crime doc series.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
LIke Beyonce, Bieber may still be among the hundreds waiting for their turn to fly on Virgin Galactic.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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