This page shows Resignation in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like surrender or despair. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Resignation meaning

  1. The act of resigning.
  2. A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
  3. An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

Synonyms of Resignation

surrender despair speech act document written document papers

Example sentences (20)

Boris Johnson has put his father forward for a knighthood in his resignation honours list, it has been reported.

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect - and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter.

Boris Johnson penned an explosive resignation statement on Friday night, ending it with a suggestion he could be back.

And when the PM announced her resignation, nearly 20,000 people tuned in to congratulate the lettuce on outlasting her.

But Edwards’ unsuccessful Senate campaign set her up for a quick response to Congressman Stewart’s resignation.

A source in the know of things said Gehlot will submit his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra at 5.30 p.m.

After the recent resignation of former Select Board chairperson Harold Tardy, only two board members remain.

Baloyi said his resignation was prompted by issues of mistrust between him and party leader Herman Mashaba.

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Gill was one of 16 people to submit credentials for the post after Hurley submitted her resignation at the end of February.

ANC Tshwane regional secretary George Matjila said Williams’ resignation was the final “act of cowardice”.

By Dec. 18, four of the five commissioners announced their resignation, leaving only Mayor Adrian Petrila.

Ella Irwin, Twitter's head of trust and safety, confirmed her resignation in a pair of tweets late Friday.

Aben also announces the resignation of Simon Dyakowski from the board of directors effective immediately.

Earlier, on Friday morning, Conrad submitted his resignation and staked a claim to form a new government.

Bisaccia took over as the Raiders interim head coach in 2021 after Jon Gruden’s abrupt resignation five games into the season.

GameStop said that Furlong's resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the company, according to a prior report.

Additional freelance interest has certainly been generated by the pandemic, the Great Resignation, and more recently by layoffs.

First came the bombshell resignation of Nicola Sturgeon from her “dream job” as SNP leader, eventually Independence Joan of Arc.

After the election, Thorat sent his resignation as leader of legislative party to party chief Kharge.

Darr handed in his resignation on the first day of the misconduct hearing, but he was still dismissed without notice by the force.

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Common combinations with resignation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • his resignation 64×
  • the resignation 30×
  • resignation of 25×
  • her resignation 23×
  • resignation letter 16×
  • resignation as 12×
  • resignation to 11×
  • resignation from 11×
  • resignation was 10×
  • resignation in

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "resignation" in a sentence?
An example: "Boris Johnson has put his father forward for a knighthood in his resignation honours list, it has been reported." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "resignation" from real English texts.
What does "resignation" mean?
Resignation means: The act of resigning.
What are synonyms of "resignation"?
Common synonyms of "resignation" include: surrender, despair, speech act, document, written document, papers.
How many example sentences with "resignation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "resignation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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