be resigned to

phrase

: to accept a bad situation that cannot be changed

I'm resigned to having to work this weekend.

He was resigned to the fact that an expensive vacation would have to wait.

Examples of be resigned to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or you can just be resigned to what your eyes are telling you about the Ravens for the better part of the past three months. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025

According to the New York Post, he is expected to be resigned to a two-way contract. — Gary Bedore july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025

Thibodeau shot down the notion Anunoby will be resigned to spacing the floor in the corners once Brunson returns to the lineup. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025

Some teams might look at a return to the playoffs as good enough for now or be resigned to planning only for a Super Bowl victory in the future. — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025

Beijing need not be resigned to a temporary halt to its international economic strategy. — Rebecca Liao, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2016

Rhymes for be resigned to

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• ainu
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• anew
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• beaucoup
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