consigned

past tense of consign

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consigned One indication was that Dorothée Lalanne and Marie Lalanne consigned separate collections to be auctioned—Dorothée to Sotheby’s in 2021 and 2022 and Christie’s in 2024, and Marie to Christie’s in 2022. Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Threats Are Outpacing Change In The Merchant Marine Complex and wide-ranging assaults on cargo vessels are consigned virtually every peacetime cargo-carrier’s operational assumptions into a messy obsolescence. Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Had he been exposed to a more run-of-the-mill pneumonic plague, symptom onset would have already consigned him to bed. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Like the police report in Sebold’s assault, those cases had also been quickly consigned to the inactive file. ProPublica, 14 July 2026 According to New York investigators, the vase was smuggled out of Italy by Fritz Burki and consigned for sale at Christie’s London before entering the museum’s collection. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026 The nation is already nearing last year’s record case total, and experts say the virus is forcing doctors to relearn a disease many thought had been consigned to history. Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 6 July 2026 From virtually the first frames, director Andrew Stanton is preoccupied with illustrating the melancholic condition of toys that have been consigned to the ash heap of history, or, at least, of childhood. Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 Following Allington’s death, his cars, including the Ferrari, were consigned to a Christie’s auction in December of 2002. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consigned
Verb
  • Previously, teenagers had to be sent back to their CHL teams and weren’t eligible for that kind of assignment.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While the funeral arrangements were formally made by Mladic's family, the Serbian government also sent a plane last week to bring his remains to Belgrade, and soldiers carried his coffin wrapped in the national flag.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • During Thursday’s sentencing, he was handed a four-and-a-half-year sentence, the BBC, The Guardian and The Telegraph reported.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Therefore, how much of the impact caused by El Niño will ultimately translate into the bills handed to consumers remains to be seen.
    , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Once released, she’ll be transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Houser, who transferred from East Carolina, completed 13 of 17 passes for 182 yards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • My teenage aunts, entrusted with the care of thousands of white larvae feasting on lush, thick mulberry leaves, had to get up in the middle of the night to scatter more leaves into the trays.
    Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The veteran comic likens the creative control he’s been granted to a second-string quarterback being entrusted to lead the team.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The most visible manifestation of that contempt this season has come from a handful of interactions with umpires who delivered quick ejections followed by a personal comment or two.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The latest court order in a flurry of lawsuits, delivered late Thursday by a Louisiana judge, ruled in favor of the 42 athletes across sports who sued the Southeastern Conference seeking a fifth year of eligibility.
    Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • That capability cannot be delegated to a committee charter, however well drafted.
    Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Democrats, on the other hand, accused Republicans of aiming to forfeit yet another one of the powers explicitly delegated to Congress in the Constitution.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Consigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consigned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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