Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Resort"

A: To turn to / adopt a course of action, usually disagreeable or regrettable ones.
Example -
“I didn’t want to resort to firing you, but you can’t do the job!”
Another example -
“Sara is feeling sad, so she resorts to her habit of shopping to feel better.”

As you can see “resort” refers to the choice of an action in a regrettable way.

A: To fall back on, to do something that’s not your first choice, to choose a less desirable course of action

His terrible work schedule made him resort to drugs.

If negotiations fail we’ll have to resort to a strike.

She would never resort to going to the doctor.

A: "resort to" is a strange choice of words here. It means you have recourse to them, you can fall back on them, use them, especially out of necessity or frustration.

"If I don't get a job soon, I'll have to resort to asking my parents for money."

Here they just mean you can use these resources.

A: It depends on how you are using it
Resort can mean a hotel or it can be an option

(As a hotel) I checked into the resort

(As an option) There was no food in the pantry so I ate take out as a last resort.

A: "If you will"-- a polite term that invites the audience to indulge the writer in his story.
"She was a dancer, a supernatural artist, if you will."
In this case, the writer is asking you to associate his soul with his consciousness.

"Final resort"-- This term usually applies to the most extreme circumstances, when one has no choice but to do the last resort.
"If you won't cooperate, I must use my final resort."
"This is presented as a last resort."
Also means "what one does when all else fails".

A: As I was late I had to resort to taking a taxi. It cost me over two hundred pounds.

If my suitcase doesn't turn up, who knows what I'll have to resort to doing.

A: The man used a payphone as his last resort.

A: No. It just means it is your last choice.

"I had no more candy so I had to resort to rice."
"I had no sweater so I had to resort to using three layers of shirts."

It does not mean bad, just that you don't like it so much, it's your last choice.

A: By means of = how you will do something.

I will get to California by means of United Airlines.

Resort to = try something in desperation, when other, more logical choices are not available.

My flight to California was canceled so I had to resort to renting a car.

I loafed all week so I had to resort to an all-nighter to finish my paper on time.

My car is in the repair shop so I resorted to begging my friend for a ride to work.

A: Resort/resorting is choosing/deciding or making a decision. Example: "I didn't want to, but it was my last resort". To 'count on' is to depend on someone or something other than the speaker

A: @alex1986: They mean the same thing, you can use either :) Although 'We'll decide where to stay WHEN we arrive/we've arrived at the resort' sounds better in my opinion.
But all sound fine!

A: 'In the storm there was a power cut so we had to resort to candles for light' (to resort = verb)

'During the power cut their only recourse was the box of candles.' (recourse = noun)

Usually 'resort to' is used as a verb and 'recourse' is used as a noun.

Same meaning though.

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A: In my experience, "last resort" is a little more common; but both are common and mean the same thing.

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A: Resort, shelter, refuge, recourse, concealment

A: I can’t swim in the resort because of the storm, let alone swim in the ocean.

A: Scenic resort is a fancy hotel with a nice view
Scenic spot is any place with a nice view

A: The coastal resorts are generally in low demand in winter.
OR
The coastal resorts are generally in low demand during winter.

A: It's a little too long for the app's 10 second recorder, so here's a google drive link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ToRL_VWoS-0uLQKM_pSTPw-q25SVE3M/view?usp=sharing

A: I would change the structure slightly to bring important information first like:
"A good resort hotel should have people-oriented services such as being able to order a meal which will be delivered to your door."