Example Sentences

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The stock has dropped 43% this year, as the company has resorted to promotional activity to drive sales given a rough housing market that has depressed appliance sales.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025

The Kremlin has resorted to raising taxes and draining assets from its National Welfare Fund as well as issuing domestic government bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The scam has grown so rampant that the government has resorted to full-page ads, radio and TV campaigns, and even a prime ministerial warning.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

“Instead of competing through innovation, Uber has resorted to litigation. Uber is trying to deter merchants from working with us and use legal threats to win business it hasn’t earned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Every nation has resorted to this method of destroying the commerce of the enemy, without questioning for a moment their right of doing so.

From Privateers and Privateering by Statham, E. P.