resignedly

Example Sentences

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Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

“Young families are moving here. College-educated, successful white-collar people from the city,” Sternhagen said resignedly.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2024

The site was notorious for turning up plant fossils that were difficult to identify, including the fruit of an extinct species resignedly given the name "Enigmocarpon."

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

"I shall have to turn you into a dog for a while," he says, resignedly, to a henchman.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2022

He was pleased to see the young dog appear presently; he wagged his tail and licked the other’s face, then followed resignedly when a move was made towards the direction of the road.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford