In a sentence
Six example sentences with resignation, each labelled with its topic.
The old fisherman's resignation in the final chapter is quiet: he mends the net and says nothing about tomorrow.
Literature
You can read her resignation in one shot, as she stops arguing and simply watches the movers work.
Movies
Long unemployment often ends in resignation, where a person stops applying because they no longer expect any reply.
Psychology
The Stoics distinguished calm acceptance from mere resignation, which they saw as giving up before reason had spoken.
Philosophy
The last song on the record is pure resignation, a slow waltz that stops trying to win anyone back.
Music
Down thirty with four minutes left, the bench wore a look of resignation and stopped calling out defensive switches.
Basketball
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