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consign

[kuhn-sahyn] / kənˈsaɪn /


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It was a shambolic way to prepare for a pivotal opener against Tonga - one that always had the potential to consign the defeated team to an early elimination.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

George’s cluckingly affectionate aunt wants to enfold Hedda in a tradition that would consign her to the role of wife and mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

“Athena helps us incentivize them to consign again and we can move things quicker and do it more accurately.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

This isn’t to consign Richman to pop’s deep bin of one-hit wonders.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

A three-mile comet!—it was exactly the sort of extravagant notion that the whitecoats sought to consign to the historical dustbin.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

This consigns him to history with ignominy but no fanfare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on Babar and Mohammed Rizwan.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

It consigns out-of-form Fakhar Zaman to the bench at least in the short term, while also adding strength to the batting lineup that is so dependent on captain Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

"We will not give up... the alternative consigns us to a watery grave," Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davies said.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022

It is true of the majority, but that very fact consigns the helpless minority, too poor to pay and too proud to beg, to a fate worse than death.

From The Children of the Poor by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

Back then, the largest vehicles were consigned to the “hard to electrify” bucket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Yet here is this singular brilliance, consigned to a small span of years. He places the two side by side in the scales.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

When she was consigned to a sale in the summer of 2021, he bought her with Hidden Brook for $135,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

The decision consigned women's football to park pitches and small venues for half a century before the decision was overturned in 1971.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

So there you have it: Hamilton safely buried and assuming legendary proportions as a martyr; Burr slipping out of town, eventually headed toward bizarre adventures in the American West, but already consigned to political oblivion.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

He knew the future life he dreamed of was now impossible, and it seems he couldn’t face the to which the U.S. government was consigning him.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Protecting them by consigning them to an inevitable death sentence?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

After he posted a photo of the jacket online, Brown was contacted by Sotheby’s about consigning it for auction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The landscape is particularly difficult for first-time buyers, consigning many to the used car market, Drury said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

I believe that justice demands that you reject the testimony of these men, consigning their stories to the area of deep doubt.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers


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