resign oneself to
Example Sentences
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But he adds: "I worry that dismissing 'willpower' makes it too easy to resign oneself to being at a weight that may not be what is desired, or best for health."
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
That query — whether it’s worth trying to recreate the world that was, or resign oneself to a different kind of existence — seems to power the film.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Everything else one must resign oneself to losing: pictures, clothes, statues, the piano—even the books.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 3, 2014
If one can see past the irrelevant countdown conceit, and resign oneself to the celebrity presenters, this is mildly diverting popular history.
From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2013
When one has been pretty active, it isn't easy to resign oneself to being laid upon the shelf, and you cheered me up when I most needed it.
From Blake's Burden by Bindloss, Harold
