resigning
- present participle of resign.
Example Sentences
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Relinquishing power willingly is so central to the American political tradition, they note, that there’s a painting in the Capitol rotunda memorializing “General George Washington Resigning His Commission.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Resigning from the bank in 2019, Chaves, 60, suffered another blow when one of his sisters who looked after his mother, died from cancer that October.
From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022
Resigning member Acon previously served as the company’s director of equity and engagement before becoming associate artistic director.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022
Capitol — “The Declaration of Independence,” “Washington Resigning His Commission” and the “Surrender of Lord Cornwallis” — are classic American forays into the form.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2020
Resigning himself to the freeze, Jerry drifted through the day.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
