consignment

Example Sentences

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Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work result in her consignment to Salpetrière, a much-dreaded place for the mentally afflicted, where the cruel guards may or may not be saner than the inmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Aptly named, the Gold Mine, a second-hand consignment store that funds the community library, might turn up a YSL coat or a Moncler sweater for peanuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The UK government has criticised delays in aid being allowed into Gaza after a consignment of more than 1,100 tents it sent to the strip took more than a year to arrive.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

France's energy ministry and EDF did not respond to AFP's questions on the consignment or trade.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

A carter had just finished loading a consignment of coconuts and was sitting by his cart, eating spicy chickpeas from a paper cone.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook