How to Use resume in a Sentence

resume

1 of 2 verb
Definition of resumenext
Synonyms for resumenext
  • The game resumed after the rain stopped.
  • After the rain stopped, the teams resumed play.
  • I resumed my place at the podium.
  • She sat down and resumed her work.
  • He shook his visitor's hand and resumed his seat.
  • She will be resuming her position at the company.
  • The party resumes, reaches a height, and then the adults leave.
    — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The adjourned and are scheduled to resume at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • On Tuesday, the two sides resumed talks and, after just a few hours, reached a surprise deal.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
  • After the game resumed, Ozzie Albies singled on the second pitch to bring Acuña across the plate for a 6-5 Braves win.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Swift will resume the Eras tour with four shows in Tokyo, Japan, in February.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Veleno will be among a dozen forwards with NHL resumes at camp.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Now, the lodge will resume full food and beverage service.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
  • Mudd went home, resumed his practice, and ran for office.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Leighton and Zuniga will resume their roles in the reboot to costar along with Heather Locklear.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Abbott stopped sending buses in the winter and then resumed in the spring but at a slower pace.
    — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Negotiators are heading to the White House to resume talks at noon.
    — Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • Israel has vowed to bring all hostages home, but has also signaled that the war will resume in full force as soon as the cease-fire is over.
    — Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Prince of Wales, 41, will resume public duties after the children return to school on April 17.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Even if the deal falls through, payments will resume 60 days after the Supreme Court decision.
    — Cora Lewis and Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
  • When the gold rush cooled in the late 19th century, farming and ranching resumed their central roles.
    — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Horse racing was to resume in a few hours as Bob Baffert hopped out of his black Escalade and pointed up.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The grunting sound is what happens when breathing is resumed.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Student-loan payments are expected to resume in the coming months, and could be a boon for SoFi.
    — Paige Smith, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • The search is expected to resume later this week or early next week.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Rescue crews have gone home and train services have resumed, but the country is still reeling.
    — Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2023
  • Israel has vowed to resume its fight against Hamas once the ongoing truce, aimed at freeing hostages held in Gaza, is over.
    — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The trial resumes next week, with Henley expected to take the stand Monday.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This month, Max returned to the U.S. for yet another surgery, to restart the implant, and then, hopefully, resume his life.
    — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The pause in sales lasted a few days and resumed just after Christmas, before halting again this week.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2024
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résumé

2 of 2 noun
  • If you would like to be considered for the job, please submit your résumé.
  • His musical résumé includes performances at Carnegie Hall, a stint with the New York Philharmonic, and two Grammys.
  • Caballero brings a long resume in TV and film to the role.
    — William Earl, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Christina Hall might be adding a new show to her resume.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Back then, Hurley was far away from Wright in terms of resume.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • And then the blasting resumes at full volume, with nary a word spoken.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Their resume includes a four-point loss at Plainfield and a five-point win over Tri-West.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
  • TikTok slang for parents and how to turn an okay resume into a great one.
    — Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The actress, whose long resume already includes a wide range of roles, shows no signs of slowing down.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Payton, the coach with a Super Bowl win on his resume, is back after taking a year off.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Gabriela: So the first are known as resume screeners, and those are pretty straightforward.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 26 May 2023
  • Not a bad resume, given the model has only been working for two years.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
  • All the more reason for Scherzer, a 39-year-old with one of the best resumes in baseball, to raise his hand before things spiral out of hand.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • So Jones returns with one season of starting now on his resume, but with a lot to prove, also.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The young man, with a Heisman Trophy on his resume, has thrived at every level.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But that team got an at-large bid due to building a nice resume against solid non-conference teams.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • Now, as the calendar has flipped to May, the Beavers are looking to polish their postseason resume.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 5 May 2023
  • The cross country team also won back-to-back titles and the Eagles have a girls volleyball state crown on their resume as well.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But some of these trends may worsen in the fall, when federal student loan payments resume.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Over the years, aspiring entrepreneurs with gilded resumes have come to Lee, asking her how to build a unicorn.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That's the kind of resume that will lead loyal TV fans blindly into whatever comes next.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Miami provides a chance to change the complexion of CU’s resume.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Bridgit Mendler has added a new role to her already impressive resume.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Only after the pause, which may or may not be analogous to the pause a human speaker would put between words, does the clicking resume.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • All of a sudden, overseeing 20th Century no longer seems like a resume killer.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Candidates are encouraged to bring their resume and apply in person at the events.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
  • But Harvard is part of an ecosystem, and employers compare resumes across schools.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • This collection of names and resumes would deliver a modern-day version of the 1927 Yankees, the biggest dreamers thought.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • With 53 career interceptions and a bust in Canton on his resume, Law is a good judge of elite talent in the defensive backfield.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Martha Stewart’s near-endless resume is getting even longer.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2023

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