consign
Example Sentences
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The veteran consigned Crawley to a pair, diving to his left in an incredible feat of athleticism for a memorable caught-and-bowled.
From Barron's
But Eliza consigned the letters to someone else, most likely a male relative, who reportedly burned them.
Sotheby’s old York Avenue space was designed to be a one-stop-shop for art, so consigned pieces arrived in crates, were photographed and cataloged, then cleaned and reframed if needed—and eventually sold.
"We cannot stand by and let a generation of young people be consigned to a life without employment or prospects," he said.
From BBC
Instead the two become friends, and Cora consigns the fling to the realm of her imagination.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
