- present participle of assign.
assigning
Example Sentences
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You could be assigning more intention to your brother-in-law’s actions than exists, says financial therapist Amand Clayman.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
People keep assigning him symbolic roles: first Muslim senator, Muslim socialist, proof of Democratic radicalism, proof of Muslim political progress.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Traders have dramatically repriced BOJ expectations, now almost fully counting on a rate hike at the Sept. 17-18 meeting and assigning high odds to another by year’s end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The law, if approved, would work by assigning a “job retention credit” of $20,000 per journalist for up to five positions, and after that $15,000 for every additional journalist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The fourth night, he believed, the chief had succeeded in assigning Rolf and another of our group to the same shift.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
