How to Use resign in a Sentence

resign

verb

• He resigned from his job as principal of the school.
• The senator was forced to resign his position.
• The newspaper's editor resigned after the scandal.
• Enough was enough for Brand, who asked Knight to resign.
  — Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• Over the next five days, Mr. Altman and his allies pressed the board to bring him back and for the board to resign.
  — Kevin Roose, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• At the time, Williams said he was advised to resign, or he would be fired.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
• If you were hired to do one thing and couldn’t manage, resign.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2023
• Both Davis and Williams were fired and Rodriguez resigned.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
• Both men seem resigned to a dire fate set forth by a country that failed them.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
• In a leap of faith, Curry resigned from her job to start a non-profit.
  — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
• Hoskote resigned and the rest of the committee followed suit.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
• The first two prosecutors resigned from the case a year ago.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• Three out of the last four CEOs resigned under pressure.
  — Laura Hurst, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Massive street protests rose against Mr. Musharraf, and he was forced to resign in 2008.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
• In April, Graham, who resigned as chief of staff in 2021, challenged the city election.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2023
• As the noise intensified, there were calls for both Davie and Sharp to resign.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2023
• Slaton resigned, and the House then voted to expel him.
  — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• Given the option of resigning or having the school fire him, Lemke chose the former.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 22 June 2023
• On April 21, Gov. Kay Ivey forced a top state official to resign.
  — Ruth Serven Smith | [e-mail], al, 24 Apr. 2023
• Wolf resigned from the DOJ at the end of November after 16 years at the department.
  — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2023
• Sun resigned her seat Jan. 31 in the wake of a damning ethics report that was likely to lead to expulsion.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• If Biden resigns soon, then there is little reason to discuss the ins and outs of the Twenty-fifth Amendment.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
• That’s how many people have signed a MoveOn.org petition for Thomas to resign.
  — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• But the event was plagued by security lapses, and in the wake of the attempt on Trump's life, Cheatle resigned.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024
• The Robinson campaign said Sunday that four top staffers had resigned.
  — Zachery Eanes, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
• Robert Garcia and Hank Johnson also called for Thomas to resign.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
• Holvey now has five days to decide whether to resign or appear on the ballot in October.
  — Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• Laron Johnson has resigned as football coach at La Puente. . .
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• Since then, the entire 13-member board of directors and at least two staff members resigned from the 59-year-old group, the board members said.
  — Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
• Perhaps this is not the job for a billionaire, concedes Bezos (though without any apparent desire to resign).
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024