Resorting can be categorized as a verb.
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| 1. | verb | We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence. | |
| 2. | verb | You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment. | |
| 3. | verb | They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime. | |
| 4. | verb | Invitation to comment without resorting to insults. | |
| 5. | verb | The police officer resolved the situation without resorting to violence. | |
| 6. | verb | Tom resolved the situation without resorting to violence. | |
| 7. | verb | Having thus imparted to you my sentiments, as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave; but not without resorting once more to the benign parent of the human race, in humble supplication that since he has been pleased to favour the American people, with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquility, and dispositions for deciding with unparellelled unanimity on a form of Government, for the security of their Union, and the advancement of their happiness; so his divine blessing may be equally conspicuous in the enlarged views, the temperate consultations, and the wise measures on which the success of this Government must depend. | |
| 8. | verb | The President, who spoke from the Oval Office, stopped short of resorting to an even more dramatic measure urged by some members of Congress: a national emergency proclamation under the 1976 National Emergencies Act. | |
| 9. | verb | A growing number of countries are resorting to draconian measures such as self-isolation, social distancing, and travel bans to curb the spread of COVID-19. | |
| 10. | verb | NASA put in place a plan to fix the Hubble’s optical problems without resorting to actually repairing the mirror, which was an impossible task. | |
| 11. | verb | Even Zawahiri's attorney in 1999 said that Bin Laden and Zawahiri were likely to resort to the biological and chemical agents they possessed given the extradition pressure senior Al Qaeda leaders faced. | |
| 12. | verb | Let him go at his own pace, don't rush with him, and never ever resort to physical violence with your bird. | |
| 13. | verb | If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion. | |
| 14. | verb | You should not resort to drinking. | |
| 15. | verb | I had to resort to threats to get my money back. | |
| 16. | noun | An appeal to his uncle was his last resort. |
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| verb | |
| We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence. | |
| You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment. | |
| They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime. | |
| Invitation to comment without resorting to insults. | |
| The police officer resolved the situation without resorting to violence. | |
| Tom resolved the situation without resorting to violence. | |
| Having thus imparted to you my sentiments, as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave; but not without resorting once more to the benign parent of the human race, in humble supplication that since he has been pleased to favour the American people, with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquility, and dispositions for deciding with unparellelled unanimity on a form of Government, for the security of their Union, and the advancement of their happiness; so his divine blessing may be equally conspicuous in the enlarged views, the temperate consultations, and the wise measures on which the success of this Government must depend. | |
| The President, who spoke from the Oval Office, stopped short of resorting to an even more dramatic measure urged by some members of Congress: a national emergency proclamation under the 1976 National Emergencies Act. | |
| A growing number of countries are resorting to draconian measures such as self-isolation, social distancing, and travel bans to curb the spread of COVID-19. | |
| NASA put in place a plan to fix the Hubble’s optical problems without resorting to actually repairing the mirror, which was an impossible task. | |
| Even Zawahiri's attorney in 1999 said that Bin Laden and Zawahiri were likely to resort to the biological and chemical agents they possessed given the extradition pressure senior Al Qaeda leaders faced. |
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| Let him go at his own pace, don't rush with him, and never ever resort to physical violence with your bird. |
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| If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion. | |
| You should not resort to drinking. | |
| I had to resort to threats to get my money back. | |
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| An appeal to his uncle was his last resort. |
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