consign
verb (used with object)
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
are consigning
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present progressiveof consign.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If we fail to follow research and recommendations for more support in a study we commissioned, we are consigning this vulnerable population to remain in institutions, hospitals or with their aging parents.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
“If we ban the use of tools to make organizations more productive, we are consigning ourselves to stagnation,” Atkinson write on X, formerly known as Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
If taking out student loans won’t financially devastate your sister, it’s not as if you are consigning them to unbearable levels of debt and poverty.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2016
The Castles, who sold the house this year for $31 million, are consigning the items.
From Architectural Digest ● Sep. 15, 2015
Madame, I see enough in this scheme to make her die of grief and anxiety; you are consigning her to poverty.
From The Marriage Contract by Honoré de Balzac
