consign

Example Sentences

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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

But before you consign the warm weather clothes to the back of the wardrobe for good, it might just be worth checking the forecast.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

What made it possible to consign alchemy to the dustbin of history was a new understanding of what chemists were trying to do.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton