assign
Example Sentences
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When we assign deeper intentions to a person’s actions, we might unnecessarily hurt our own feelings.
From MarketWatch
Perhaps in recognition of those sensitivities, both Meta and YouTube assigned Thursday’s delicate cross-examination to female attorneys, who took a decidedly softer tack with Kaley than Stanner had with her therapist.
From Los Angeles Times
"They insisted we assign one of their own companies to carry out the agricultural project, otherwise we wouldn't be able to work," she explains.
From BBC
The sailor assigned to man the brakes in the cockpit and another who was towing the jet had to jump off at the last second.
Did anyone summarize decisions and assign next steps?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
