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01. I'm afraid that if you don't give the robbers what they want, they may [resort] to violence.
02. The police claimed they had no choice but to [resort] to using pepper spray to stop the rioters.
03. The U.S. may have to [resort] to recruiting nurses from overseas because analysts are expecting a shortage of medical professionals in the next few years.
04. Ski [resorts] are anticipating a busy season this year due to heavy snowfalls.
05. They spent their holidays at a beautiful [resort] on the coast of Mexico.
06. The United Nations has said it may have to [resort] to military force to ensure that refugees are allowed to leave the country.
07. Dominique has had to [resort] to buying marijuana illegally to deal with the nausea caused by her chemotherapy treatments.
08. The aborigines of Australia managed and shaped their natural resources for over 40,000 years without ever [resorting] to farming.
09. Jimmy Carter once observed that, in international conflicts, there should always be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before [resorting] to combat.
10. Cancun has become Mexico's most popular beach [resort], with more than 25,000 hotel rooms.
11. When learning new vocabulary, look at the context, talk to a native speaker or ask a classmate what a word means; only use a dictionary as the last [resort].
12. Someone once joked that an ideal summer [resort] is one where fish bite, and mosquitoes don't.
13. Blackpool is widely known as Britain's favorite holiday [resort].
14. Brighton is a popular [resort] town on the south coast of England.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • resort — resort, re sort The verb and noun resort (pronounced ri zawt) has a wide range of meanings. Re sort (with hyphen and pronounced ree sawt) is a verb meaning ‘to sort again or differently’. resource, resort, recourse 1. The three words all have to… …   Modern English usage

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  • resort — [ri zôrt′] vi. [ME resorten < OFr resortir < re , again + sortir, to go out: see SORTIE] 1. to go; esp., to go often, customarily, or generally 2. to have recourse; go or turn (to) for use, help, support, etc. [to resort to harsh measures]… …   English World dictionary

  • resort — (n.) late 14c., that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance, from O.Fr. resort resource, help, back formation from resortir to resort, lit. to go out again, from re again + sortir go out (see SORTIE (Cf. sortie)). Meaning place people go …   Etymology dictionary

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