consign
Example Sentences
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Combined with the move towards colour, the black and white story was thought to have little future value and consigned to the bin.
From BBC
Mr. Booker, then Newark’s mayor, responded with a viral tweet “banning” Mr. O’Brien from Newark airport and consigning him to JFK instead.
And if you do know, then don’t consign “space” to jargon space.
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
Such were the trappings of “wealth” that consigned men to their death.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
