in resignation

Examples (10)

• He shook his head in resignation when he saw the long queue.
• She sighed in resignation as the rain started to fall again.
• They accepted the defeat in resignation, knowing they had done their best.
• The doctor looked at the chart and nodded in resignation.
• Faced with another delay, the passengers waited in resignation.
• He shrugged his shoulders in resignation and walked away.
• "I suppose you're right," she said in resignation.
• The old man smiled in resignation at the inevitable passage of time.
• After hours of arguing, he finally threw up his hands in resignation.
• Hearing that the train was running late, he sighed in weary resignation.