How to Use assignment in a Sentence

assignment

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  • The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.
  • The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees.
  • Casey and his wife sometimes drove Auerbach around because not many were willing to brave such an assignment.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
  • To make room for him, Elieser Hernández was designated for assignment.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • Lopez reportedly will be designated for assignment by the Mets.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
  • The one thing OpenAI isn't promising is assistance with assignments, which has been a point of contention at some universities.
    — Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
  • Slater is beginning a rehab assignment with Sacramento Tuesday, with the plan of playing two consecutive days before an off-day.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • To make room on the 40-man roster, the Orioles designated right-handed pitcher Levi Stoudt for assignment.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
  • Jan’s struggling with the assignment, to say the least.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024
  • Meanwhile, Alyn reluctantly accepts an assignment to go to sea with his biological father, Corlys.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • The initial scope might be an eight hours per day, two-week assignment.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The copyright assignment for all rights to the screenplay was struck with Lady Amos and Hill, the lawsuit said.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Meaning 007 could be on its assignment for a very long time.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • And the assignments always aim to solve a local problem.
    — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • That assignment never came, so Temple moved back to Paris on his own in 1796.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The first assignment Diesel gave her was to organize a Labor Day barbecue for some of the film’s cast and crew.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Noah Song is six games into his rehab assignment with the Phillies and hit 93 miles per hour in his last game in Double A.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Her first assignment featured a new character, the Cat, now known as Tigra.
    — George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • My first writing assignment happened on the second day of camp.
    — Hannah Smith, oregonlive, 21 July 2023
  • The 6-3 Brennan drew the defensive assignment against Clark.
    — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Her assignments have taken her to some of the most remote parts of the planet, from the Trans Himalayas, in search of elusive snow leopards,...
    — Lizzie Pook, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
  • While some filers may focus on the federal half of the assignment, there are credits to be found in state tax codes as well.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Michael Wacha allows three against Orioles Wacha drew the tough assignment in the series opener against the Orioles.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The thought of this filled me with a sense of futility: my robot could take on any topic, fill any assignment.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
  • Rhodes is the right director for this assignment; the jokes crackle, and the production numbers sparkle.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The movie plays like a screenwriting assignment, its three acts divided with a ruler.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Over his many years on the runway, Posen rarely made clothes for men, but the real challenge of the assignment was designing for their movement.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Princess Anne was perhaps tapped for a special assignment on coronation day because of the close bond she and Charles share.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • As for who may replace Hunter, Deion Sanders said that’s a difficult assignment.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But is there one assignment that shaped you most as a journalist early in your career?
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023

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