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.
  • That was enough for the Dodgers, and Malone was asked to resign.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their job?
    — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Enough was enough for Brand, who asked Knight to resign.
    — Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Senior leaders at the NEA have just resigned en masse in the wake of the cuts.
    — Pauline Chalamet, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
  • 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
  • Starmer has vowed to resign if the police impose a fine on him.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
  • In a leap of faith, Curry resigned from her job to start a non-profit.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The World Bank declined to comment on the calls for Malpass to resign.
    — Jessie Yeung, Caitlin Hu and Ella Nilsen, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • That prompted the then-police chief to resign last year.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The donor list case was dropped when Greitens agreed to resign.
    — Jim Salter, ajc, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The Sri Lankan president pledged to resign on July 12 and fled the country the same day.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Ricky Dixon should resign or be fired for this failure...
    — Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Massive street protests rose against Mr. Musharraf, and he was forced to resign in 2008.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Activists have called for Spitzer to resign and for state Atty.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Three officers involved in the case were fired, and one agreed to resign.
    — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Anna Wintour has resigned from her role as the editor-in-chief of Vogue after 37 years.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
  • One member resigned earlier this week and three others asked for their names to be removed from the report.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025

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