Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for resort. Search instead for vorgesorgte.
Definitions

resort

[ri-zawrt] / rɪˈzɔrt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Just like war itself, polygraphs should be a lever of last resort.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Fifteen years ago, developers in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi paid the Trump Organization a roughly $1 million upfront fee to brand their tower Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Trump bought the struggling resort in 2014 for a reported 15 million euros.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

As more cats arrive at overwhelmed shelters — from the streets or surrendered by owners in crisis — some shelters resort to euthanasia: a practice that’s on the rise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The island seemed perfect for a resort, with blue water and soft white sand.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

If you have an extra day or two, there are plenty of nearby lakes, small towns and resorts worth exploring.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

As we drove down to Orikum, a beach town south of Vlore, Aulon spoke at length about the other times they’ve been promised benefits from luxury tourist resorts that never materialized.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The white sand beaches, turquoise waters and secluded luxury resorts of this South Asian archipelago attract millions of tourists each year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

In the Victorian era, as the town grew from a small settlement into one of Britain's most fashionable seaside resorts, thousands of tourists arrived by train each year.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

When a show about the best resorts for your dog comes on the Travel Channel, I suddenly don’t want to be home anymore.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

For a decade, Mr. Daniels kept tuition in check, promoted free speech and intellectual diversity, and opened the campus to in-person teaching when many other schools resorted to pandemic lockdowns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

As 1931 dragged on and they remained imprisoned without trial, the couple resorted to a hunger strike in protest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

But given that it does not even have a proper promotional poster, cinema staff have resorted to drawing their own posters to entice audiences to watch.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

To tackle the severe droughts and water shortages that plague the country, Kazakhstan has resorted to cloud seeding, a weather modification method previously unseen in Central Asia.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

One bored docker resorted to timing Smith as he walked down the track, catching him at a clip of thirty- five minutes for the half mile.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“Basically, no film studio wants to give her the budget to turn her books into a movie with real actors, so she’s resorting to AI studios,” wrote one person on Reddit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

"The Council also unanimously expresses its concern regarding the repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or to the institutional mechanisms established to address situations of this nature."

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

As some companies pump the brakes on AI spending by resorting to cheaper models, others are going all-in on the most advanced AI systems—even with their hefty price tags.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In practice it means that teachers focus on emotional regulation and understanding what a child needs rather than resorting to immediate discipline.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

However, Archimedes figured out a way to measure the parabola’s area by resorting to the infinite.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




Vocabulary lists containing resort


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training