assign

Example Sentences

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Ming, who was assigned male at birth, dropped out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, became homeless and was “living out of their car with a gun on their dashboard,” Conniff says.

From Los Angeles Times

Moy asked that she be assigned to write and produce for him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kelly was downgraded to police officer from sergeant and assigned to an administrative post.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, he reasons that he might be assigned other tasks, based on the skills and experience he has gained since his national service two decades ago.

From BBC

I assigned one of our younger boys to follow Rolf home from work the next day and learn where he lived.

From Literature