consigning
- present participle of consign.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Booker, then Newark’s mayor, responded with a viral tweet “banning” Mr. O’Brien from Newark airport and consigning him to JFK instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The landscape is particularly difficult for first-time buyers, consigning many to the used car market, Drury said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Clarke acknowledged the questionable morality of such a project, consigning these explorers to an “onerous and uncertain future.”
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
The turning of the scrum screw late on switched the teams’ tracks in the 2023 semi-final, consigning England to defeat and advancing South Africa to the final.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
I believe that justice demands that you reject the testimony of these men, consigning their stories to the area of deep doubt.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
