Example Sentences

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“We thus doubt the BOE will resort to interest rate hikes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Lydia says the exposé has been "hilarious" although her mother feels it is a "shame people will resort to that in a local pub quiz".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

If more and more people choose to go uninsured, more and more people will resort to visiting hospital emergency rooms for non-emergency care, disrupting and overwhelming the healthcare system.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Vampire ground finches will resort to feasting on the blood of other birds if conditions are particularly harsh.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

Shew me yet, good Lord, whereby shall I know that man, In the multitude which will resort to Jordan.

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest