Example Sentences

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Not bad for someone who’s 80 and enjoying his time being on a crew with his son, Danny, who’s the assigner for officials in the San Fernando Valley unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Kirk West, the assigner in the San Fernando Valley unit, said a number of football officials and baseball/softball umpires have chosen not to work this spring for safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2021

Tony Crittendon, the assigner for City Section officials, said the referee who worked the game told him the whistle was blown before the final play.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2015

It had placed Archie at a disadvantage for the first time as assigner because Rollo had only been the curtain raiser, a bit of amusement Obie had arranged to enliven the proceedings.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Le temps seul et les progrès de l'esprit humain pouvaient opérer un discernement dans cette obscure synthèse, et assigner à chaque élément son rôle spécial.

From On the Study of Words by Trench, Richard Chenevix