consigned

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Consigned to the Arsenal bench after starting - and scoring - on the opening day, Kelly then spent the best part of four months on the sidelines with a knee problem.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Consigned to the drop after 32 games of the 2007-08 season, Derby County hold the record, but Huddersfield will match it if they lose and Burnley and Southampton both win.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2019

Consigned to the back was the traveling press.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2016

Consigned to the roles society thrust them into, they spend the movie struggling to escape their stereotypes and, if the ploy works, find a home in the viewer's heart.

From Time • Nov. 19, 2010

Consigned once more to the custody of the serjeant-at-arms, he was placed on board a barge, of ill-omened appearance, being covered with black cloth, like a Venetian gondola, and kept for offenders against the Star-Chamber.

From The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison