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Example Sentences

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Facing a formidable French side who know a bonus-point win will guarantee a record eighth title is a nightmare assignment for any visiting team aiming to end a dispiriting losing run.

From BBC

Writer-director Ian Tuason, in his first feature, handles the second of these assignments with gusto: The movie generates a pleasing fog of suspense as it makes the audience pay attention to each new audio cue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because of the holiday, some were filling in for others outside of their normal assignments.

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of class, she says she has an assignment for us.

From Literature

“And her math book? She left before I remembered to send the assignments home with her. I want her to have them for the long weekend.”

From Literature