Example Sentences
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That we were consigned to history, that a majority at the general election, let alone a landslide majority, was impossible.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
When she was consigned to a sale in the summer of 2021, he bought her with Hidden Brook for $135,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Combined with the move towards colour, the black and white story was thought to have little future value and consigned to the bin.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Raul Garcia's superb 90th-minute strike consigned leaders Real Madrid to a 2-1 defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday, in a blow to their title hopes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Gregory the jailer and those who were consigned to his domain did not laugh or smile or clink glasses with the person sitting next to them.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
