resort
verb (used without object)
to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource.
are resorting
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present progressiveof resort.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some automakers are resorting to shipping vehicles inside containers, while BYD has launched its own fleet of eight car carriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While Ms Bannister is stomaching her new bill, and Ms Martin is going without healthcare, others are resorting to different government programmes to get their coverage.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
Now, these same executives are resorting to cutting people to hide strategy failures they should have anticipated but couldn’t.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
“We are resorting to treating patients on mattresses on the floor because our facilities are full,” Simba Tirima, MSF’s Nigeria representative, said Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Evidently, both Murtha and Kahn having failed, they are resorting to other tactics.
From The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
