resort
verb (used without object)
to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource.
were resorting
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past progressiveof resort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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France's education minister, Edouard Geffray, announcing the measures, also said that some schools were resorting to municipal halls, libraries or other air-conditioned premises so that teaching could go on "in more suitable conditions".
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Germany were sloppy in possession, they were resorting to getting the ball to the back post or wherever Popp would be. That was plan A and there wasn't much of a plan B."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023
But after they hired IRI, it became clear “the sleeker union-busting didn’t work, and therefore they were resorting to brute force.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Around the city, other students were resorting to the same alternative.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
On this trial neighbors urged the father to put in the plea of insanity, but he refused, as so many were resorting to that.
From The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences by Hosea Quinby
