resort to violence

This page is about the collocation resort to violence

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to use violence when other methods have failed

For example

  • Many people were killed when soldiers resorted to violence to stop their protest.

  • Repressive governments often resort to violence when their hold on power is threatened.

Note:
A similar collocation is "resort to (military/brute) force"

Quick Quiz

The riot police resorted to violence in order to

a. understand the demonstrators

b. break up the demonstration

c. talk to the demonstrators
a) understand the demonstrators b) break up the demonstration c) talk to the demonstrators

Contributor: Matt Errey