resign
verb (used without object)
to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed byfrom ).
have resigned
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present perfectof resign.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Energy firms appear to have resigned themselves to the fact, with TotalEnergies chief Patrick Pouyanne saying in April that "compensation" to Iran is preferable to having the strait stay closed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Give this to Pratt: In a world in which shame still humbled high-profile politicians, Bass might have resigned out of honor after the fires.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
Two councillors who were suspended by Reform UK have resigned from the party.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
He has made no bones about believing that any prosecutor who worked on those cases had behaved unethically and should have resigned.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Do I take it you have resigned from the board?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
