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
  • 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
  • In April, Graham, who resigned as chief of staff in 2021, challenged the city election.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Smith was forced to resign from the Academy and banned from attending Academy events for the next 10 years.
    Valerie Wu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
  • On Friday, the festival’s director Huh Moonyung announced his plan to resign and exit by the end of the month.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • Lin, who had joined Olsen in opposing the firing, resigned one day after the special meeting last month.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Many of those resigning from their jobs aren’t leaving the workforce entirely.
    Berry Wang, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Liz Magill resigned as president of Penn a few days later.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
  • DeSantis voted for an early version of the bill but resigned from Congress before the final bill passed the House.
    Gregory Korte, Fortune, 27 May 2023
  • Ford had been vice president when President Richard Nixon resigned on the brink of impeachment in 1974.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Roiland also resigned from his video-game studio, Squanch Games.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Wallace announced his plans to resign in July after four years in the position.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023

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