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.
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Have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their job?
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S.e. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Enough was enough for Brand, who asked Knight to resign.
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Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Nov. 2023
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Over the next five days, Mr. Altman and his allies pressed the board to bring him back and for the board to resign.
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Kevin Roose,
New York Times,
22 Nov. 2023
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At the time, Williams said he was advised to resign, or he would be fired.
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Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Sep. 2023
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If you were hired to do one thing and couldn’t manage, resign.
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Maureen MacKey,
Fox News,
11 Nov. 2023
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Both Davis and Williams were fired and Rodriguez resigned.
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Thania Garcia,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2023
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Both men seem resigned to a dire fate set forth by a country that failed them.
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Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2024
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In a leap of faith, Curry resigned from her job to start a non-profit.
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Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2024
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The World Bank declined to comment on the calls for Malpass to resign.
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Jessie Yeung, Caitlin Hu and Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
22 Sep. 2022
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Hoskote resigned and the rest of the committee followed suit.
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Masha Gessen,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2023
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The first two prosecutors resigned from the case a year ago.
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Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2024
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Three out of the last four CEOs resigned under pressure.
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Laura Hurst,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2023
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That prompted the then-police chief to resign last year.
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Courtney Tanner,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
22 Nov. 2022
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The Sri Lankan president pledged to resign on July 12 and fled the country the same day.
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Claire Parker,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2023
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Ricky Dixon should resign or be fired for this failure...
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Amanda Rabines,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Sep. 2022
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Massive street protests rose against Mr. Musharraf, and he was forced to resign in 2008.
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Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2023
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In April, Graham, who resigned as chief of staff in 2021, challenged the city election.
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Emily Goodykoontz,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 July 2023
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As the noise intensified, there were calls for both Davie and Sharp to resign.
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Alex Ritman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2023
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Slaton resigned, and the House then voted to expel him.
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Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
26 May 2023
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Many resigned themselves to the end of a democratic regime that didn’t seem to be working.
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Christine Adams / Made By History,
TIME,
5 Nov. 2024
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Given the option of resigning or having the school fire him, Lemke chose the former.
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David K. Li,
NBC News,
22 June 2023
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On April 21, Gov. Kay Ivey forced a top state official to resign.
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Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com,
al,
24 Apr. 2023
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Wolf resigned from the DOJ at the end of November after 16 years at the department.
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Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner,
21 Dec. 2023
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Calls are growing for the panel to release its report on Gaetz, who resigned from the House last week.
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Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
19 Nov. 2024
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Sun resigned her seat Jan. 31 in the wake of a damning ethics report that was likely to lead to expulsion.
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Mary Jo Pitzl,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Feb. 2024
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Marcus Galan has resigned as football coach at San Gabriel. . .
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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If the president were to die, become incapacitated, resign or be removed from office, this is the order of who would fill their place.
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Fabrizio Bensch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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